Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth

 
  • 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) : Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Common name : Mandipul
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chamapullu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Salt marshes, muddy wastelands and paddy fields, and mangrove forests
  • Comments / notes : Often on plains towards the coast, Dry localities in plains
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Collection Nos : KFP 10001
  • Collection Locality : Maskie
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Raichur district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Ernakulam district, Alappuzha district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Satara district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Common
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Canary Islands, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, Chin
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the Old World
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • 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.
    • Henry, Chithra & Balakrishnan (1989). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 3
    • Gamble & Fischer, 1957
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leptochloa fusca. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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