• Family : POACEAE
  (GRASS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
• Species : Echinochloa colonum
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
• Common name : Jungle Rice
• Vernacular name : Kadu haraka hullu (Kan.)
• Collection Nos : HJCB-E-0189
• Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
• Collection Date : 26/10/14
• Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
• Habitat : Open deciduous forest
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : July-October
• Comments : Often on plains and hills.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Tropics and sub-tropics
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Echinochloa colonum. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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