Panicum atrosanguineum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Panicum fatuum Fig. & De Not.; Panicum humile Aitch.; Panicum hydaspicum Edgew.; Panicum sociale Stapf
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Panicum atrosanguineum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Good fodder for cattle
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs; culms branching at base; Leaf- sheaths clothed with white hairs, inflated; ligules hairy; Panicle ovoid; Spikelets pale-green.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • 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.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 296-297
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Panicum atrosanguineum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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