Panicum humidorum Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Panicum humidorum var. perakense Hook.f.; Panicum ohwii Beetle; Panicum parvispiculum Ohwi; Panicum perakense (Hook.f.) Merr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Panicum humidorum Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Stream banks
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; culms procumbent or creeping below; rooting at nodes; Leaves linear, cordate at base; sheaths striate; ligule erose or lacerate at top; Spikelets symmetrical, purple.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district
    • Odisha : Keonjhar district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • 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.: 297
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Panicum humidorum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

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