Cenchrus biflorus Roxb.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Cenchrus biflorus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cenchrus biflorus Roxb.
  • Key identification features : Annual or perennial grasses. Culms are erect, ascending, decumbent, rooting at the nodes. Leaves are simple, alternate with rounded-cordate leaf sheaths. Ligule is ciliate-fimbriate. Inflorescence unit is a spikelet which is sessiled, solitary. Lower glume 1-nerved. Upper glume membranous, 1-5 nerved. Lemma chartaceous. Stamens-3. Filaments are filiform. Anthers brownish, versatile; Ovary superior; Stigma plumose. Fruit is a Caryopsis.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, through Arabia, Pakistan, India
  • Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cenchrus biflorus. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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