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Eleusine coracana
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 8, t. 1.1788; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 294. 1897; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1839(1273). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 339. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 469. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 573. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 371. 1991; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 845. 2009.
Cynosurus coracana L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 2: 875. 1759.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Keppa, Kora, Koovaragu, Kuravu, Mutthari, Panjapullu, Ragipullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Finger millet, Ragi, African millet
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Description:
Annuals or perennials. Culms erect, 25-60 cm high; nodes glabrous. Leaves linear, 10-80 x 0.3-1 cm, acute or acuminate, rounded or shallowly cordate at base. Sheaths strongly keeled, compressed. Ligules row of hairs. Spikes digitate, 3-8 in number, 2-8 cm long, compact, densely spiculate. Spikelets ovate, 4-6 mm long, 4-6-flowered. Lower glume ovate-oblong, 2-3 x 1.5-3 mm, chartaceous, 3-nerved, keeled, keel scabrid. Upper glume ovate-lanceolate, 3-4 x 1.5-3 mm, chartaceous, 5-nerved, keeled; keel scabrid. Lemmas ovate-acute, 2-4 x 2-3 mm, chartaceous, 3-nerved. Paleas ovate-oblong, 2-3 x 1.5-3 mm, chartaceous, 2-keeled; keels winged, scabrid. Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Grain orbicular or globose, dark-brown, exposed.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kozhikkode, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Widely cultivated in Paleotropics
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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:
Yes
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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:
Alleppey town, Thakazhy
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