Melica persica Kunth

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Melica armena Boiss. & Kotschy; Melica atropatana Schischk.; Melica breviflora Boiss.; Melica canescens (Regel) Lavrenko ex Nevski; Melica cupani var. canescens Regel; Melica glaucescens Steud.; Melica hohenackeri Boiss.; Melica inaequiglumis Boiss.; Melica jacquemontii Decne.; Melica jacquemontii subsp. anatolica W.Hempel; Melica jacquemontii f. canescens (Regel) W.Hempel; Melica jacquemontii var. flava (Papp) W.Hempel; Melica jacquemontii f. hohenackeri (Boiss.) W.Hempel; Melica jacquemontii f. scabra Papp; Melica kermanica Gand.; Melica kotschyi Hochst. ex Steud.; Melica lanata Steud.; Melica pannosa Boiss.; Melica persica f. atropatana (Schischk.) W.Hempel; Melica persica subsp. canescens (Regel) P.H.Davis; Melica persica var. flava Papp; Melica persica f. inaequiglumis (Boiss.) W.Hempel; Melica persica var. inaequiglumis (Boiss.) W.Hempel; Melica persica subsp. jacquemontii (Decne.) P.H.Davis; Melica persica var. pannosa (Boiss.) W.Hempel; Melica persica subsp. schischkinii (Iljinsk.) W.Hempel; Melica persica var. syriaca W.Hempel; Melica schimperi C.Presl; Melica schischkinii Iljinsk.; Melica trachyantha Boiss.; Melica transsilvanica subsp. atropatana (Schischk.) Tzvelev; Melica vestita Boiss.; Melica viridis Boiss. & Kotschy; Melica woronowii Schischk. ex Grossh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melica persica Kunth
  • Common name : Persian Melic Grass, Turkish Melic
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy hillsides
  • Key identification features : Lemmas long-pilose on all veins. Leaf sheaths and blades glabrous to pubescent; spikelets 5-11 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Mediterranean to Central Asia and Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melica persica. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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