Dichanthium caricosum (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 pallidum (Hook.f.) Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jetare, Marvel (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Common along margins and bunds of fields, river banks and open grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Collection Locality : Similipahar, Mayurbhanj District
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Common
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Common
    • Tamil Nadu : Common
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaya, China
  • 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
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dichanthium caricosum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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