Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus

 
  • 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) : Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Vayal thinai (Tamil)
    • Jangli-rala (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Paddy fields, ditches and wastelands
  • Flower, Fruit : December-February
  • Collection Locality : Khoraput
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Davanagare district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district
    • Maharashtra : Aurangabad district, Bhandara district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nagpur district, Nanded district, Nashik district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Common
    • Tamil Nadu : Common
  • Native : Pantropical
  • World Distribution : Tropical regions of Old World
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elytrophorus spicatus. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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