Cenchrus setiger Vahl

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Cenchrus setiger
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cenchrus setiger Vahl
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-201
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : October, 2010
  • Collection Locality : Pulivendala to Kadapa road, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Scrub forest
  • Key identification features : Perennial clump forming grasses. Culms are erect, ascending with simple leaves, alternate with leaf sheaths. Inflorescence unit is a Spikelet which is panicled; Stamens-3; Filaments filiform; Anthers versatile; Stigma plumose; Ovary superior. Fruit is a Caryopsis.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • 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 setiger. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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