Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Panicum paianum var. minus Naik & Patunkar
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Panicum sumatrense Roth
  • Common name : Little Millet
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kuree (Sanskrit)
    • Chaama (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Frequently cultivated and often found as an escape
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
    • Maharashtra : Nanded district, Ahmednagar district, Amravati district, Aurangabad district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Dhule district, Kolhapur district, Nagpur district, Pune district, RTN, Satara district, Sindhudurg district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Dindigul district, Namakkal district, Salem district, Vellore district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • Native : Indian subcontinent, Australia
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • 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 sumatrense. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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