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Tripogon jacquemontii
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Tripogon jacquemontii Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 85. 1892; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 286. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1833(1269). 1934; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 435. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 849. 2002.
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Description:
Perennials. Culms tufted, erect, to 60 cm high. Leaves to 30 cm long, 0.3-0.4 cm wide. Spikelets distant, many-flowered, 0.8-1.1 cm long, lanceolate. Lower glume asymmetrical, 0.3-0.4 cm long. Upper glume 0.4-0.5 cm long. Lemma 0.4-0.5 cm long, 2-fid at tip, awned from the sinus; awn 0.2-0.3 cm long. Palea narrowly winged, ciliolate on the margins.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-800
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Localities:
Ariankavu, Bonaccord
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