Andropogon jwarancusa Jones

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andropogon himalayensis Gand.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbopogon iwarancusa subsp. Iiarancusa
  • Common name : Jwarankush Grass, Iwarancusa grass, Rosha Grass
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lamjak, Khavi, Bur, Jwarankush (Hindi)
    • Pivalavala (Marathi)
    • IzkharMakki, BekheIzkar (Urdu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Mountain slopes, dry valley, on plains at lower elevations
  • Comments / notes : Common scented grass occurs in wet grasslands.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to China (South-West Sichuan, Yunnan) and Florida
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 262
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Andropogon jwarancusa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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