Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Basionym : Panicum dactylon L.
  • Synonym(s) : Cynodon barberi f. longifolia Join
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
  • Common name : Common Lawn Grass, Bermuda Grass
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dub, Durba (Hindi)
    • Garike, Karike (Kannada)
    • Arugam pul (Tamil)
    • Niladurva, Durva (Sanskrit)
    • Harali, Darb, Durva (Marathi)
    • Belikaruka, Balikaruka, Karuka, Karukapullu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common throughout in grasslands
  • Key identification features : Stems slightly flattened, often tinged purple in color; Seed heads in a cluster of 3–7 spikes.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar, S.R.Ramesh
  • Collection Date : 26/10/1979
  • Collection Nos : KFP 10042
  • Collection Locality : Shorapur, Gulbarga district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Telangana : All districts of Telangana
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : All disricts of Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Puducherry : All districts of Pondicherry
    • Chattisgarh : All districts of Chhattisgarh
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : All districts of Madhya Pradesh
    • Gujarat : All districts of Gujarat
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep Islands
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Angola, Austria, Australia, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Prov
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropical and warm Temperate regions throughout the world
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • 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.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 280-281
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cynodon dactylon. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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