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Garnotia elata
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Garnotia elata (Arn. ex Miq.) Janowsky, Feddes Repert. 17: 86. 1921; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 410. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 515. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 529. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 351. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 394. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 982. 2009.
Berghausia elata Arn. ex Miq., Verh. Kon. Nederl. Inst. 3: 32. 1851.
Garnotia scoparia Stapf ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 42. 1896, non Thw. 1864; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1812(1254). 1934.
Garnotia tenuiglumis Stapf ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 242. 1896.
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Description:
Perennials; culms 100-140 cm high, robust; nodes glabrous. Leaves 60 x 0.4 cm, linear, channelled, glabrous; sheath keeled; ligule a tuft of hairs. Panicle 40-60 cm long, lax; branches filiform, glabrous. Spikelets 4 mm long, glabrous; glumes subequal, 3-4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, lower larger; lemma 2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolate; awn 4-5 mm long; palea 2.5 x 1 mm, hyaline, 2-nerved; anthers 1.5 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky areas in 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:
Vazhachal, Ichampetty, Koruthode, Karimala, Nagercoil border
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