Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb. - sweet signalgrass
Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb. - sweet signalgrass
Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb. - sweet signalgrass
MG008 : Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 565 |
| Synonym | : | Brachiaria cruciformis Griseb.; Brachiaria eruciformis var. divaricata Basappa & Muniy.; Brachiaria isachne (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Stapf; Echinochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Rchb.; Echinochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Koch; Milium alternans Bubani; Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp; Panicum anisostachium Bojer [Invalid]; Panicum caucasicum Trin.; Panicum cruciforme Steud. [Spelling variant]; Panicum eruciforme Sm.; Panicum isachne Roth; Panicum isachne var. mexicana Beal; Panicum isachne var. mexicanum Vasey ex Beal; Panicum koenigii Wight ex Nees [Invalid]; Panicum pubinode Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Panicum wightianum Arn. & Nees ex Nees [Invalid]; Panicum wightii Nees; Urochloa eruciformis (Sm.) C.Nelson, Sutherl. & Fern.Casas; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sheprut |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Leaves lanceate, 1.5-5 by 0.3-0.5 cm, pilose, margin scabrid, apex acuminate, sheath 2-4 cm long. Racemes terminal, cylindric, 7-9 cm long, branches triquetrous, winged, scabrid. Spikelet ellipsoid, secund-imbricate, densely pubescent, shortly stipitate; glumes unequal, membranous, lower glume a minute scale, upper glume as long as spikelet, 5-nerved, lower lemma 3-nerved, upper lemma crustaceous, smooth, 3-nerved; stamens 3. Caryopsis ovoid.
Flowering and fruiting: December-March. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Cyperales |
| Family | : Poaceae / Gramineae - Grass family |
| Genus | : Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. - signalgrass |
| Species | : Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb. - sweet signalgrass |