Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Dinebra retroflexa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz.
  • Common name : Viper Grass
  • Vernacular name : Naribalada hullu (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : CJS 11959
  • Key identification features : A leafy tufted annual herb. Inflorescence is of spreading floral units, usually collected on a pyramidal cluster. Flowers crowded in 2 series with membranous bracts. The 2 lobes of stigma are feathery.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Africa
  • Comments : Whole plant nutritious and often grazed by cattle before flowering.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Bellary, Bijapur, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Mysore, Tumkur, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere

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