Digitaria compacta (Roth) Veldkamp

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Paspalum compactum Roth; Axonopus corymbosus (Roxb.) Schult.; Digitaria bifasciculata (Trin.) Henrard; Digitaria corymbosa (Roxb.) Merr.; Digitaria corymbosa subsp. roxburghiana Henrard; Digitaria cruciata var. esculenta Bor; Digitaria fascicularis Link; Digitaria villosa Trin.; Panicum bifasciculatum Trin.; Panicum corymbosum Roxb.; Panicum fasciculare Trin.; Panicum fasciculatum Trin.; Panicum imperfectum Roxb. ex Kunth; Panicum sanguinale var. corymbosum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Panicum schraderi Kunth; Paspalum corymbosum (Roxb.) Kunth; Paspalum porrigens Arn. ex Hook.f.; Reimaria fascicularis Link; Syntherisma corymbosa (Roxb.) Hosok.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Digitaria compacta (Roth) Veldkamp
  • Key identification features : Grass with decumbent leafy culms; Leaf-blades elliptic, lanceolate, sparsely hairy on both sides; Sheaths densely hairy; hairs bulbous at base; Spikelets hemispheric, without a lower glume.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Moplong
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 251-252
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Digitaria compacta. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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