Neyraudia arundinacea (L.) Henrard

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Basionym : Aristida arundinacea L.
  • Synonym(s) : Avena koenigii Spreng.; Arundo boivinii Steud.; Arundo henslowiana Hook. & Arn.; Arundo madagascariensis Kunth; Arundo thouarsii T.Durand & Schinz; Arundo trivalvis W.Hunter; Diplachne aristata Baker; Diplachne saccharoides Baker; Donax thouarii P.Beauv.; Neyraudia madagascariensis (Kunth) Hook.f.; Neyraudia thouarsii Pilg. ex Peter; Triraphis madagascariensis (Kunth) Hook.f. ex Prain
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neyraudia arundinacea (L.) Henrard
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Key identification features : Reed-like perennial herbs; culms thick, terete, smooth; Leaf-sheaths woolly at throat; ligules fimbriate; Inflorescence large panicle, silvery-olive-grey; spikelets 4-8 flowered.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Comoros, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Comoros, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 295-296
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Neyraudia arundinacea. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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