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Pseudechinolaena polystachya
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Pseudechinolaena polystachya (HBK) Stapf in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 9: 495. 1919; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1766(1224). 1934; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 362. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 553. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 465. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 587. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 293. 1991; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 847. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 585. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 1008. 2009.
Echinolaena polystachya HBK, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 119. 1816.
Panicum uncinatum Raddi, Agrost. Bass. 41: 1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 58. 1896.
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Description:
Slender annuals; nodes appressed pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceate, 1.5-4.5 by 0.5-1 cm, base oblique, apex acute, pilose. Inflorescences of distant racemes. Spikelet ovoid, solitary, dorsally compressed; lower glume broadly ovate, 3-nerved, aristate; upper glume boat-shaped, 7-nerved, with rows of hooked bristles in between; lower lemma ovate, 3-nerved; palea convolute. Upper lemma crustaceous, 5-nerved, paleate; stamens 3. Caryopsis oblong, gibbous on the back.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along margins of forests
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Distribution:
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:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Damsite, Aruvanpara, Moozhiar, Karimala, Pampa, Chandanathode, Pachakkanam, Peermade, on way to Bramore estate, Vaytri, Chedaleth, Ampumala
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