Dimeria pubescens Hackel

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dimeria ceylanica Bor; Dimeria kurumthotticalana Jacob; Dimeria trimenii Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dimeria pubescens Hack.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy hill slopes
  • Key identification features : Perennial grass; Flowers small, white, spike-like inflorescence with a single spikelet; Seed small, dark brown, ovoid grain.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 21/11/1969
  • Collection Nos : CJS 15682, HFP 1174
  • Collection Locality : Road to Hanbal, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Ernakulam district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • 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=Dimeria pubescens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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World Distribution

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