Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agrostis africana Poir.; Agrostis capensis Willd.; Agrostis spicata Thunb.; Panicum caudatum Thunb.; Sporobolus batesii A.Chev.; Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès; Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl.; Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens; Vilfa africana (Poir.) P.Beauv.; Vilfa capensis P.Beauv.; Vilfa dianthera Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On roadside
  • Comments / notes : It iss an invasive tussock grass.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Za
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka and Ascension, Canary Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Hawaii, India, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Marianas, Mauritius, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tristan da Cunha, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 275
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sporobolus africanus. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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