Chrysopogon aucheri (Boiss.) Stapf

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andropogon aucheri Boiss.; Andropogon chrysopus (Hack.) Trab.; Sorghum aucheri (Boiss.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chrysopogon aucheri (Boiss.) Stapf
  • Vernacular name :
    • Draf, Kharalu (Gujarati)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Rocky slopes and rock fissures in desert
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Gujarat : Kachchh district, Saurashtra - Kutch district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Algeria, Ethiopia, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, India, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, West Himalaya, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-West & North-East Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula to Western Himalaya.
  • Literature :
    • Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 801
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chrysopogon aucheri. Downloaded on 5 November 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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