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Brachiaria semiundulata
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Brachiaria semiundulata (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf in Prain, Fl. Trop. Africa 9: 556. 1919; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1770(1226). 1934; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 224. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 514. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 340. 1999.
Panicum semiundulatum Hochst. ex A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 364. 1851.
Panicum villosum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 34. 1896, p.p., non Lam. 1791
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Description:
Annuals or perennials; culms 20-30 cm high, rooting from lower nodes; nodes bearded. Leaves 2-5 x 0.5-1.2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, densely hairy; sheath keeled, densely pubescent; ligule a tuft of hairs. Racemes 5-15, 0.5-2 cm long, secund; rachis triquetrous, densely covered with glassy bristles. Spikelets solitary or paired, 2 x 1 mm; lower glume 0.5 x 1 mm, 1-nerved, hirtus; upper glume 1.5 x 1 mm, hirtus; first lemma similar to upper glume, second lemma 2 x 1 mm, ovate, concave, hirtus; anthers 0.5-1 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-July
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Thekkady, Pattumudi, Valanchakkanam
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