Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polytoca gigantea (J.Koenig) Mabb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sukku dabbe hullu (Kannada)
    • Kanta-Karvel, Kasadi, Varival (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along stream sides in Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Common in plains
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Sambalpur district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia
  • 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
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chionachne koenigii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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