Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dichanthium pertusum (L.) W.D.Clayton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ghanga, Kathora, Palva (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common throughout in open grasslands, on plains and hills, along river banks, sand dunes etc.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : Nov.2010, 15-11-2014, July, 2011
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-263; HJCB-E-236; HJCB-E-206
  • Collection Locality : Thummalapalle, Kadapa district (AP); Batrepalli RF, Anantapur district (AP); Mabbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Afghanistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Comoros, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Comoros, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bothriochloa pertusa. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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