Eragrostis nigra Nees ex Steud.

 
  • 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) : Eragrostis nigra Nees ex Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Degraded Tropical evergreen forests and grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Rare on hills to about 1050m. Occasional as clumps on exposed rocks.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Anantagiri (Vishakapatnam district)
    • Karnataka : Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Common
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3.
    • 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, V2, KFRI
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eragrostis nigra. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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