Digitaria cruciata (Nees ex Steud.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Digitaria cruciata var. pectinata Veldkamp; Panicum cruciatum Nees ex Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Digitaria cruciata (Nees ex Steud.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Upland grasslands; 1000 - 2700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Lateral veins of lower lemma smooth; upper glume rounded; upper lemma apiculate, exceeding lower lemma
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to South Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 264
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Digitaria cruciata. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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