Eragrostis gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. - slimflower lovegrass
MG033 : Eragrostis gangetica (Roxb.) Steud.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 594 |
| Synonym | : | Eragrostis brownei (Kunth) Nees ex Hook.;
Eragrostis brownii (Kunth) Nees ex Steud.;
Eragrostis cambessediana (Kunth) Steud.;
Eragrostis dakarensis A.Chev.;
Eragrostis dumasiana A.Chev.;
Eragrostis elegantula Nees ex Miq.;
Eragrostis flamignii De Wild.;
Eragrostis kalinaensis Vanderyst [Invalid];
Eragrostis ovina (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Steud.;
Eragrostis ovina Hochst. ex A. Rich.;
Eragrostis pumila A.Chev.;
Eragrostis stenoclada J.Presl;
Eragrostis stenophylla Hochst. ex Miq.;
Eragrostis vinicolor A.Chev.;
Eragrostis vinicolor var. pallida A.Chev.;
Eragrostis willdenowii Nees ex Steud. [Invalid];
Poa cambessediana Kunth;
Poa floribunda Willd. ex Spreng. [Invalid];
Poa gangetica Roxb.;
Poa ovina A.Rich.;
Poa stenoclada (J.Presl) Kunth; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Annual; caespitose. Culms geniculately ascending; 15–60 cm long. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades 3–15 cm long; 1–3 mm wide. Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open; ovate; 6–20 cm long. Primary panicle branches 1 -nate. Panicle branches straight; glabrous in axils. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels glabrous. Spikelets comprising 6–35 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; 3–10 mm long; 1–1.5 mm wide; breaking up at maturity; rhachilla persistent; shedding paleas. Rhachilla internodes eventually visible between lemmas. Glumes deciduous; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 0.6–1.8 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 0.6–1.8 mm long; 0.5–1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute. Fertile florets divergent; free at tip. Fertile lemma ovate; 1.2–1.7 mm long; membranous; grey; keeled; 3 -veined. Lemma apex acute. Palea keels scaberulous. Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped. FLOWER Anthers 2; 0.2 mm long. FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; orbicular; 0.4–0.6 mm long. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | A decoction of the plant is used as a treatment for sore feet. |
| 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 |
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| 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 | : Eragrostis von Wolf - lovegrass |
| Species | : Eragrostis gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. - slimflower lovegrass |