Arthraxon villosus C.E.C.Fisch.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arthraxon lanceolatus var. villosus (C.E.C.Fisch.) Welzen
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arthraxon villosus C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Key identification features : Annual grass with long culms; Leaves simple, alternate with hairy leaf sheaths; Inflorescence unit is a Spikelet which is long, villous raceme; Filaments filiform; Anthers versatile; Stigma plumose.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Raigad district, Satara district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Yoganarasimhan, SN., Subramanyam and Razi, BA (1981). Flora of Chikmagalur District, Karnataka. Intl, Book Distri., Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arthraxon villosus. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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