Panicum maximum Jacq.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Panicum maximum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Panicum maximum Jacq.
  • Common name : Guinea grass
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0390
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 26/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Comments : Occasional on plains and on hills. Often cultivated as a fodder crop and sometimes seen as an escape.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Pakistan; introduced to most other warm countries
  • Literature : Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3.; 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=Panicum maximum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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