| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 608 |
| Synonym | : | Ischaemum polystachyum J.Presl, Reliq. Haenk.;
Andropogon arcuatus (Nees) Steud.; Andropogon bourouensis Steud.; Andropogon chordatus (Trin.) Steud.; Andropogon fasciculatus (Brongn.) Steud. [Illegitimate]; Andropogon mariannae Steud.; Andropogon medius Steud.; Andropogon paniceus Steud.; Andropogon submembranaceus Steud.; Argopogon vuilletii Mimeur; Ischaemopogon arcuatus (Nees) Griseb.; Ischaemopogon arcuatus (Nees) B.D. Jacks.; Ischaemum arcuatum (Nees) Stapf; Ischaemum chordatum (Trin.) Hack. ex Warb.; Ischaemum digitatum Brongn. .; Ischaemum duthiei Stapf ex Bor; Ischaemum fasciculatum Brongn. .; Ischaemum hirtum Hack.; Ischaemum intermedium Brongn.; Ischaemum junodii Hack.; Ischaemum lacei Stapf ex Bor; Ischaemum mellei Stent; Ischaemum nilagiricum Hack.; Ischaemum paniceum Chauv. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Ischaemum plumulosum Stapf ex Ridl.; Ischaemum polystachyum var. chordatum (Trin.) Fosberg & Sachet ..; Ischaemum purpurascens Stapf; Ischaemum rivale Hack.; Ischaemum stipitatum Chiov.; Ischaemum taborense Pilg.; Ischaemum tallanum Rendle; Ischaemum timorense var. chordatum (Trin.) Hack.; Ischaemum todayense Elmer; Ischaemum turneri Hack.; Microstegium rupestre (Ridl.) A.Camus; Pollinia rupestris Ridl.; Spodiopogon arcuatus Nees; Spodiopogon chordatus Trin.; Spodiopogon rivalis Thwaites ex Hack. [Invalid]; Spodiopogon rivalis (Hack.) Thwait ex Ferguson; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kunda |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Tall, tufted, erect or geniculate herbs. Leaves : Linear, flat, glabrous.
Flowers : Racemes 2-3 fascicled, yellow-brown or brownish, pilose. Sessile spikelet, lanceolate, with bearded callus, pedicellate spikelet, usually with shorter awn. Flowering and Fruiting Time : September-January |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Present in cultivated fields from Dhargad, Gularghat |
| 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
- http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/herb/ischaemum-afrum |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Poales |
| Family | : Poaceae / Gramineae - Grass family |
| Genus | : Ischaemum |
| Species | : Ischaemum pilosum |