Melanocenchris jacquemontii Jaubert & Spach

 
  • 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) : Melanocenchris jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common throughout in open grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 24-06-2010
  • Collection Nos : FAP 39546
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram forest, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Dharwad district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Common
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – Mysore
    • Herbarium specimen from Kalasamudra forest, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melanocenchris jacquemontii. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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