Schizostachyum polymorphum (Munro) R.B.Majumdar

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pseudostachyum wakha Brandis ex E.G.Camus; Schizostachyum leviculme McClure
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro
  • Key identification features : Shrubs with creeping rhizomes; Culms subscandent ; nodes simple; internodes thin-walled; culm-sheaths truncate with strigose brownish hairs and very small auricles with a tuft of bristles; Panicles large with wiry angled rachis; Caryopsis globose, crustaceous.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 241
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 308
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Schizostachyum polymorphum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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