Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nowodworskya fugax (Nees ex Steud.) Nevski; Polypogon demissus Steud.; Polypogon fugax f. demissus (Steud.) Y.N.Lee; Polypogon fugax f. muticus (I.C.Chung) Y.N.Lee; Polypogon higegaweri Steud.; Polypogon higegaweri f. demissus (Steud.) I.C.Chung; Polypogon higegaweri f. muticus I.C.Chung; Polypogon × littoralis var. hiegegaweri (Steud.) Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy localities
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs; culms erect from geniculate base; Leaf-sheaths striate; ligule membranous, lacerate; Spikelets in panicle, awned; awns as long as or shorter than glumes.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Somalia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Somalia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Xinjiang
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Chithra & Balakrishnan (1989). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 3
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 303-304
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polypogon fugax. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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