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Cymbopogon martinii
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) Wats. in Atkins., Gaz. N.W. Prov. Ind. 392. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1756(1217). 1934; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 531. 1988; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 72. 1991; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 452. 1995; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 962. 2009.
Andropogon martinii Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 280. 1820.
Andropogon schoenanthus L. var. martinii (Roxb.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 204. 1896.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Sambarapullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Geranium grass, Palmarosa, Roha grass, Rusa grass, Lemon grass
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Description:
Tufted perennial arising from a short, stout, woody rootstock; culms up to 3 m high, the lower nodes often swollen. Leaf-blades linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, up to 50 cm long, 10-30 mm wide, glaucous or pruinose below, usually dark green above, cordate at the base and often amplexicaul, tapering to a filiform tip, False panicle linear-oblong, up to 30 cm long, erect; spatheoles narrowly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 cm long, green, becoming orange or reddish at maturity. Racemes 15-20 mm long, the lowermost pedicle swollen and barrel-shaped; internodes and pedicels densely ciliate along the margins, sparsely pilose on the back. Sessile spikelet elliptic-oblong or oblong, 4-4.5 mm long; lower glume flat on the back in the upper half and with a deep V-shaped groove in the lower, the keels winged above; upper lemma deeply bifid, with an awn 12-18 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ambayathode, Ariankavu
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