Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eragrostis amabilis var. tenella (L.) A.Camus; Megastachya tenella (L.) Bojer; Poa tenella L.; Cyperus paniculatus Blanco; Eragrostis amabilis var. breviculmis Stapf; Eragrostis amabilis var. duriuscula K.Schum.; Eragrostis amabilis var. insularis (C.E.Hubb.) P.Umam. & P.Daniel; Eragrostis amabilis f. normalis Kuntze; Eragrostis amabilis var. peramangalamensis P.Umam. & P.Daniel; Eragrostis amabilis var. plumosa (Retz.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus; Eragrostis amabilis f. varia Kuntze; Eragrostis breviculmis H.Lév.; Eragrostis caudata Nees ex Steud.; Eragrostis ciliaris var. patens Beal; Eragrostis ciliaris var. patens Chapm. ex Beal; Eragrostis confinis Nees ex Steud.; Eragrostis despiciens (Link) Schult.; Eragrostis elytroblephara Steud.; Eragrostis laxa Baker; Eragrostis mauritii Steud.; Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link; Eragrostis taffzagra Steud.; Eragrostis tenella subvar. aperta Stapf; Eragrostis tenella var. breviglumis Stapf; Eragrostis tenella var. insularis C.E.Hubb.; Eragrostis tenella var. koenigii Kuntze; Eragrostis tenella var. plumosa (Retz.) Stapf; Eragrostis tenella var. purpurea Bojer; Poa despiciens Link; Poa indica Bory ex Steud.; Poa plumosa Retz.; Poa pseudamabilis Roxb. ex Stapf; Poa speciosa Willd. ex Spreng.; Poa tenuissima Schrad.; Poa unioloides Willd. ex Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bakralu, Belakuda, Waya (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Degraded deciduous forests, Grasslands, also in wastelands
  • Comments / notes : Common in sandy soils and hills
  • Flower, Fruit : July-March
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O.Saxena, M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 22/10/1991
  • Collection Nos : RRL 7123
  • Collection Locality : Nuapada, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Afghanistan, Aldabra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Arora et al., 1981 – Flora of South Kanara
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 289
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eragrostis tenella. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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