Herb
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Aegilops saccharina Walter |
synonym | Cenchrus aegyptius P.Beauv., pro syn. |
synonym | Cenchrus mucronatus Pers. ex Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Chloris guineensis Schumach. |
synonym | Chloris mucronata Michx. |
synonym | Chloris prostrata (Willd.) Poir. |
synonym | Ctenium nukaviense Steud., nom. nud. |
synonym | Cynosurus aegyptiacus Link, pro syn. |
synonym | Cynosurus aegyptius L. |
synonym | Cynosurus carolinianus Willd. ex Steud., nom. nud. |
synonym | Cynosurus cavara Dillwyn, nom. nud. |
synonym | Cynosurus ciliaris Rottler ex Hook.f., nom. inval. |
synonym | Cynosurus distachyos Rottler ex Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Cynosurus macara Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum Willd., orth. var. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium aegyptium f. viviparum Beetle |
synonym | Dactyloctenium aegyptium var. mucronatum (Michx.) Schweinf. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium aegyptius var. mucronatum (Michx.) Lanza & Mattei |
synonym | Dactyloctenium ciliare Chiov., nom. nud. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium distachyum Trin., nom. nud. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium figarei De Not. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium meridionale Ham. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium mpuetense De Wild. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium mucronatum (Michx.) Willd. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium mucronatum var. erectum E.Fourn. |
synonym | Dactyloctenium prostratum Willd. |
synonym | Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf. |
synonym | Eleusine ciliata Raf., nom. nud. |
synonym | Eleusine cruciata Elliott, nom. illeg. |
synonym | Eleusine egyptia Raf., orth. var. |
synonym | Eleusine pectinata Moench, nom. superfl. |
synonym | Eleusine prostrata Spreng. |
synonym | Rabdochloa mucronata (Michx.) P.Beauv. |
synonym | Syntherisma aegyptiaca Schult. ex Steud., pro syn. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Annuals. Culms 30-60 cm long, creeping or geniculately ascending, rooting at the nodes; nodes glabrous. Leaves 5-20 x 0.3-0.6 cm, linear, rounded or shallowly cordate at base, acuminate, margins at base ciliate; sheaths to 5 cm long, keeled; ligules ovate, fimbriate, membranous. Spikes 2-6, digitate, each 2-5 cm long, oblong. Spikelets sessile, 2-3.5 mm long, ovate or oblong, 3-4-flowered, laterally compressed, densely imbricate, in 2 rows. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 mm, boat-shaped or ovate-acute when spread, keeled; keel scabrid. Upper glume 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-elliptic or obovate, aristate, keeled; keel scabrid; arista c. 1.5 mm long, geniculate. Lemmas 1.5-3 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate, aristate; arista c. 1 mm long. Palea 1-1.5 x 1 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Stamens 3; anthers c. 0.5 mm long. Grain c. 1 mm long, obovate or triangular, transversely rugose.
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 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Moist places
Marshy lands and open areas
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 | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat Punjab Mahrastra, Haryana, Manipur, Meghalaya
Indian Distribution
Goalpara
Global Distribution
Native of South America, naturalised in Paleotropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
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 | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Cynosurus aegyptius L., Sp. Pl. 72. 1753.
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 10. 1812; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1840(1273). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 337. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 467. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 456. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 534. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 449. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 925. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 367. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 535. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 511. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 383. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 824. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 520. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 345. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 389. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 570. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 834. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 966. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- Cynosurus aegyptius L., Sp. Pl. 72. 1753.
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 10. 1812; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1840(1273). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 337. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 467. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 456. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 534. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 449. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 925. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 367. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 535. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 511. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 383. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 824. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 520. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 345. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 389. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 570. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 834. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 966. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Dactyloctenium |
Species | Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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