Microstegium vagans (Nees ex Steud.) A.Camus

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andropogon fasciculatus L.; Andropogon vagans Rendle; Chloris fasciculata (L.) Thell.; Dactylodes fasciculatum (L.) Kuntze; Ephebopogon gratus Nees & Meyen ex Steud.; Eulalia bequaertii (De Wild.) De Wild.; Eulalia ciliata (Trin.) Kuntze; Eulalia grata (Hack.) Kuntze; Eulalia monantha (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze; Eulalia parceciliata (Pilg.) Pilger ex Peter; Eulalia vagans (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze; Leptatherum bequaertii (De Wild.) Robyns; Microstegium bequaertii (De Wild.) Henrard; Microstegium breviaristatum (Rendle) A.Camus; Microstegium calochloa (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Pilg.; Microstegium ciliatum (Trin.) A.Camus; Microstegium gracile (Ridl.) A.Camus; Microstegium gratum (Hack.) A.Camus; Microstegium monanthum (Nees ex Steud.) A.Camus; Microstegium montanum (Nees ex Steud.) Henrard; Microstegium parciciliatum (Pilg.) Pilg.; Microstegium vagans (Nees ex Steud.) A.Camus; Pollinia bequaertii De Wild.; Pollinia calochloa K.Schum. & Lauterb.; Pollinia ciliata Trin.; Pollinia gracilis Ridl.; Pollinia grata Hack.; Pollinia lancea Nees ex Steud.; Pollinia laxa Nees ex Steud.; Pollinia monantha Nees ex Steud.; Pollinia montana Nees ex Steud.; Pollinia parceciliata Pilg.; Pollinia vagans Nees ex Steud.; Tripsacum fasciculatum (L.) Raspail
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Microstegium fasciculatum (L.) Henrard
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forming extensive colonies, moist banks, slopes, usually in shade
  • Key identification features : Sessile spikelet 2.8-4 mm; anthers 1.5-2.5 mm; upper lemma emarginate, glabrous
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Uganda to Malawi, Tropical and Subtropical Asia and Taiwan
  • 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=Microstegium vagans. Downloaded on 5 December 2024.

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