Schizachyrium exile (Hochst.) Stapf

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Basionym : Andropogon exilis Hochst.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Schizachyrium exile (Hochst.) Pilg.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Fringes of forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in open grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district, Nanded district, Parbhani district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
  • World Distribution : India and tropical Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Schizachyrium exile. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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