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Arundinella nepalensis
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Arundinella nepalensis Trin., Gram. Panic. 92. 1826; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 181(1247). 1934; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 341. 1991; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 437. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 505. 1996; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 951. 2009.
Arundinella braziliensis sensu Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 73. 1896, non Rendle 1823.
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Description:
Tufted perennial with scaly rhizomes; culms 60-180 cm high, erect. Leaf-blades linear or convolute, 8-30 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, stiff, scaberulous, glabrous or hirsute. Panicle oblong, open or contracted, 10-40 cm long, the branches subsecund and densely spiculate. Spikelets lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, glabrous; lower glume ovate 3-5 mm long, acutely or setaceously acuminate; upper glume narrowly ovate, acuminate with an obtuse tip; lower lemma 34 mm long, obtuse; upper lemma ovate, 2-2.5 mm long, emarginate with a geniculate awn 4-6 mm long; callus bearded with hairs 0.5-1 mm long; palea with door-like flaps.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and open areas
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Ponnambalamedu, Ariankavu
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