Panicum antidotale Retz.

 
  • 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) : Janochloa antidotalis (Retz.) Zuloaga & Delfini
  • Common name : Blue panic
  • Vernacular name :
    • Git, Sera (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills above 800m. Cultivated as a cereal.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Ernakulam district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Amravati district, Dhule district, Kolhapur district, Pune district, Ratnagiri district, Satara district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • World Distribution : South and Central Asia, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Panicum antidotale. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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