Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchcock

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : POACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Alloteropsis semialata var. viatica (Griff.) Ellis & Karthik. ex Karthik.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along margins of forests
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alloteropsis semialata. Downloaded on 31 October 2025.

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