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Paspalum longifolium
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Paspalum longifolium Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 283. 1820; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1772(1227). 1934; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 837. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 1004. 2009.
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. longifolium (Roxb.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 85: 287. 1915.
Paspalum scrobiculatum sensu Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 11. 1896, p. p., non L. 1767.
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Description:
Marsh grass. Culms erect, to 120 cm high. Leaves 20-30 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm wide, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence racemose spikes, 5-9, arranged alternately on the peduncle; racemes 4-7 cm long. Spikelets 0.05-0.1 cm, sub-orbicular, arranged in 4 rows on the broad flat rachis. Lower glume 0; upper ovate-orbicular, as large as spikelets. Lemma dissimilar. Lower floret empty; upper bisexual. Stamens 3. Styles 2.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-August
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wet grasslands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia and North Australia
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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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-500
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Localities:
Peppara
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