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Arthraxon lancifolius
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Arthraxon lancifolius (Trin.) Hochst., Flora 39: 188. 1856; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1729(1198). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 334. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 347. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 913. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 38. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 27. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 509. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 383. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 562. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 948. 2009.
Andropogon lancifolius Trin., Mem. Acad. Sci. Petersb. ser. 6, 2: 271. 1833.
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Description:
Culms procumbent; lower nodes rooting, nodes hairy. Leaves to 1.5 x 0.5 cm, ovate, acute, margins minutely serrulate, glabrous, base rounded with few long hairs; ligule a row of hairs. Racemes 2, up to 2 cm long. Sessile spikelets 2.5-3 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate; lower glume 2-3 mm long, shortly bifid, smooth; upper glume shorter, aristate; first lemma 1 mm long; awn 8 mm long, geniculate, from the base of second lemma.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kasaragode, Kozhikkode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vallakkadavu, Vengoli, Chandanathode, Poochapara, Moozhiar, Peermade, Kasaragod
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