Dichanthium oliganthum (Hochst.) Bor

 
  • 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) : Dichanthium oliganthum (Hochst. ex Steud.) Cope
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist areas in grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Common in Western Ghats and grassy slopes
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Collection Nos : KFP 4826
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Nashik district, Satara district, Thane district
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • 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=Dichanthium oliganthum. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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