Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Janch.

🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Briza eragrostis L.
synonym	Briza megastachya Steud., pro syn.
synonym	Briza oblonga Moench, nom. superfl.
synonym	Briza purpurascens Muhl.
synonym	Calotheca purpurascens (Muhl.) Spreng.
synonym	Eragrostis argentina Jedwabn.
synonym	Eragrostis articulata De Wild., nom. illeg.
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis f. megastachya (Koeler) Maire & Weiller
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor (Host) Maire & Weiller
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. leersioides (C.Presl) Maire
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. major (Beck) Maire
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. minoroides P.Monts.
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. starosselskyi (Grossh.) Dobignard & Portal
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. subbiloba (Chiov.) Dobignard & Portal
synonym	Eragrostis cilianensis var. thyrsiflora (Willk. & Lange) Dobignard & Portal
synonym	Eragrostis costata B.L.Turner
synonym	Eragrostis eragrostis (L.) MacMill., nom. inval.
synonym	Eragrostis eragrostis var. megastachya (Koeler) Farw., nom. inval.
synonym	Eragrostis flexuosa Steud.
synonym	Eragrostis leersioides (C.Presl) Steud.
synonym	Eragrostis major Host, nom. superfl.
synonym	Eragrostis major var. conferta Ten.
synonym	Eragrostis major var. subbiloba (Chiov.) Chiov.
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya f. nana Lorentz & Niederl.
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya var. cilianensis (All.) Asch. & Graebn., nom. superfl.
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya var. compacta (Regel) Krylov
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya var. leersioides (C.Presl) Pant.
synonym	Eragrostis megastachya var. thyrsiflora Willk. & Lange
synonym	Eragrostis minor var. major Beck
synonym	Eragrostis minor var. megastycha (Koeler) Burtt Davy
synonym	Eragrostis monodii A.Camus
synonym	Eragrostis multiflora f. violacea N.Terrac. ex Chiov.
synonym	Eragrostis multiflora var. cilianensis (All.) Maire
synonym	Eragrostis multiflora var. glandulifera Chiov.
synonym	Eragrostis multiflora var. insularis Chiov.
synonym	Eragrostis multiflora var. subbiloba Chiov.
synonym	Eragrostis multiglandulosa H.Scholz
synonym	Eragrostis oblonga Baumg., nom. illeg.
synonym	Eragrostis pappiana var. insularis (Chiov.) Mattei
synonym	Eragrostis pappii Gand.
synonym	Eragrostis polyadenia Mattei
synonym	Eragrostis polymorpha Roem. & Schult.
synonym	Eragrostis polysperma Peter
synonym	Eragrostis pooides var. compacta Regel
synonym	Eragrostis pooides var. megastachya (Koeler) A.Gray
synonym	Eragrostis schweinfurthiana Jedwabn.
synonym	Eragrostis starosselskyi Grossh.
synonym	Eragrostis thyrsiflora Willk. & Lange, nom. inval.
synonym	Eragrostis triticea (C.Presl) Steud.
synonym	Eragrostis virletii E.Fourn.
synonym	Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. major (Beck) Rouy
synonym	Eragrostis vulgaris var. megastachya (Koeler) Coss. & Germ.
synonym	Erosion cilianense (All.) Lunell
synonym	Megastachya eragrostis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
synonym	Megastachya leersioides C.Presl
synonym	Megastachya oblonga P.Beauv., nom. superfl.
synonym	Megastachya obtusa Schult.
synonym	Megastachya purpurascens (Muhl.) Schult.
synonym	Megastachya triticea C.Presl
synonym	Poa cachectica Schumach.
synonym	Poa cilianensis All.
synonym	Poa eragrostis (L.) Brot., nom. illeg.
synonym	Poa flava Willd. ex Steud., pro syn.
synonym	Poa flexuosa Roxb., nom. illeg.
synonym	Poa leersioides (C.Presl) Guss.
synonym	Poa megastachya Koeler
synonym	Poa nuttallii Spreng., nom. superfl.
synonym	Poa oblonga Baumg., nom. superfl.
synonym	Poa obtusa Nutt., nom. illeg.
synonym	Poa pennsylvanica Nutt.
synonym	Poa philadelphica W.P.C.Barton, nom. superfl.
synonym	Poa polymorpha J.Koenig ex Rottler, nom. illeg.
synonym	Poa roxburghiana Schult.
synonym	Poa tortuosa Spreng.
synonym	Poa triticea (C.Presl) Kunth

🗒 Common Names

English	Stink Grass
Other	Grey Lovegrass

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Herb

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Brief

Habit: Grass

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Attributions	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
Contributors	Karthik Raja Madhu Ramnath
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References	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Diagnostic

Diagnostic Keys

Description

Culms loosely tufted, erect or geniculate, to 60 cm. Leaf-blades flat, 6-16 x 0.5-0.9 cm, glabrous, glandular on margins; ligule a ciliolate rim, to 0.25 cm. Panicles ovate-oblong, to 20 cm; rachis glabrous; branches and pedicels capillary and often glandular; pedicels shorter than spikelets. Spikelets narrowly ovate-oblong, 0.4-1.8 x 0.2-0.4 cm, breaking up from base, 8-60-flowered; rachilla breaking off above glumes. Glumes broadly ovate, 0.15-0.22 cm, subequal, acute, often glandular on keel; lemmas broadly ovate, to 0.28 cm, chartaceous, often glandular on keel; paleas obovate, to 0.25 cm, scabrid on keels, persistent. Grain subglobose, reddish-brown, to 0.06 cm.

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

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📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

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Type Information

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📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Flowering and fruiting: December-March

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Miscellaneous Details

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📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Moist places

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Grasslands

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

India: Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab

Indian Distribution

Throughout Assam

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Slopes & exposed river beds. Tropical & warm temperate regions.

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Attributions	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
Contributors	Karthik Raja Madhu Ramnath
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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References	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Global Distribution

Pantropical

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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Endemic Distribution

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📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

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📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Protection Legal Status

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📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

Uses: Good fodder

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Attributions	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
Contributors	Madhu Ramnath Karthik Raja
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References	Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Folklore

Management

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📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignalo ex Janch., Mitt. Natur. Yereins Univ. Wien 5: 110. 1907; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1827(1264). 1934; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 470. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 573. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 576. 2005.
Eragrostis major Host., Gram. Austr. 4: 14. t.24. 1809; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 320. 1896.
Poa cilianensis All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 246. t. 91. f. 2. 1785.

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Overview > Brief

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Uses and Management > Uses

Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

Information Listing > References

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignalo ex Janch., Mitt. Natur. Yereins Univ. Wien 5: 110. 1907; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1827(1264). 1934; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 470. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 573. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 576. 2005.
Eragrostis major Host., Gram. Austr. 4: 14. t.24. 1809; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 320. 1896.
Poa cilianensis All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 246. t. 91. f. 2. 1785.
Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.

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