Saccharum procerum Roxb.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Erianthus procerus (Roxb.) Raizada; Ripidium procerum (Roxb.) Grassl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tripidium procerum (Roxb.) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg
  • Key identification features : Tall grass with solid, terete culms; Leaves linear lanceolate; Panicles large, with silvery - grey hairy; Sessile spikelets with setaceous upper glume; curved at apex; Pedicelled spikelets with dorsally villous glumes.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 270-271
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saccharum procerum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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