Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Paspalum scrobiculatum var. frumentaceum Stapf; Paspalum adelogaeum Steud.; Paspalum akoense Hayata; Paspalum amazonicum Trin.; Paspalum auriculatum J.Presl; Paspalum barbatum Schumach.; Paspalum borbonicum Steud.; Paspalum boscianum Flüggé; Paspalum cartilagineum J.Presl; Paspalum cartilagineum var. biglumaceum Fosberg & Sachet; Paspalum coloratum Rich. ex Döll; Paspalum commersonii Lam.; Paspalum commersonii var. hirsutum Jansen; Paspalum commersonii var. polystachyum (R.Br.) Stapf; Paspalum commersonii var. turgidum (Buse) Jansen; Paspalum commutatum Nees; Paspalum confertum Leconte; Paspalum coromandelinum Lam.; Paspalum deightonii (C.E.Hubb.) Clayton; Paspalum dissectum var. grande Nees; Paspalum firmum Trin.; Paspalum frumentaceum Rottler ex P.Beauv; Paspalum horneri Henrard; Paspalum jardinii Steud.; Paspalum kora Willd.; Paspalum ledermannii Mez; Paspalum mauritanicum Nees ex Steud.; Paspalum metabolon Steud.; Paspalum metzii Steud.; Paspalum moratii Toutain; Paspalum orbiculare var. cartilagineum (J.Presl) Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.; Paspalum palustre Vanderyst; Paspalum polo F.M.Bailey; Paspalum polystachyum R.Br.; Paspalum puberulum Roem. & Schult.; Paspalum pubescens R.Br.; Paspalum purpurascens Elliott; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. auriculatum (J.Presl) Merr.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispicatum Hack. ex Merr.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispiculatum Hack.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. commersonii (Lam.) Stapf; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. deightonii C.E.Hubb.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. gracillimum Domin; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. horneri (Henrard) de Koning & Sosef; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. jardinii (Steud.) Franch.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. polystachyum (R.Br.) A.Chev.; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. turgidum Buse; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. velutinum Hack.; Paspalum serpens J.Presl ex Trin.; Paspalum virgatum Walter; Paspalum virgatum var. latifolium Alph.Wood; Paspalum virgatum var. purpurascens (Elliott) Alph.Wood; Paspalum zollingeri Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
  • Common name : Kodo millet, Mau'u-laiki
  • Vernacular name :
    • Harik, Kodra (Marathi)
    • Varagu, Kattarakku (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshes, ponds, wetlands and other water-logged areas
  • Comments / notes : Often on plains and on hills. Also cultivated as secondary cereal. It is also used as fodder and forage for livestock. Leaves are used to treat skin ailments.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh; Cecil J. Saldanha; S.R.Ramesh, P.Prakash
  • Collection Date : 19-11-2014, 26-08-1961, 07-03-1979
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-246, CS 6724, KFP 6489
  • Collection Locality : Palamaner, Chittoor district; Waghai, Gujarat; Chikkamagaluru
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Gujarat : Gujarat
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fr
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Old World Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • 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
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 300
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Paspalum scrobiculatum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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