Polytoca digitata (L.f.) Druce

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Apluda digitata L.f.; Chionachne digitata (L.f.) E.A.Kellogg; Coix heteroclita Roxb.; Polytoca bracteata R.Br.; Polytoca heteroclita (Roxb.) Koord.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polytoca digitata (L.f.) Druce
  • Key identification features : Perennials; Culms with one sided grooved sheath at base, tomentose at nodes; Leaves linear; Racemes male, terminal, in lateral ones female or male at top, or female always at base; Lower glume obtuse, mucronate without an arista.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polytoca digitata. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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