Cenchrus ciliaris L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cenchrus glaucus C.R.Mudaliar & Sundararaj
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cenchrus ciliaris L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kolukkattai pul (Tamil)
    • Anjandhaman (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : Oct.2010
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-221
  • Collection Locality : Pulivendula to Kadapa, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Buldhana district, Jalgaon district, Satara district, Thane district, Osmanabad district, Latur district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district, Gadchiroli district, Bhandara district, Gondia district, Nagpur district, Wardha district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • World Distribution : Africa, Arabia, Middle-east, India, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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=Cenchrus ciliaris. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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