Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P. Beauv. - Burmann's basketgrass
Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P. Beauv. - Burmann's basketgrass
MG053 : Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P. Beauv.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 615 |
| Synonym | : | Hippagrostis burmannii (Retz.) Kuntze; Oplismenus affinis Schult.;
Orthopogon burmannii (Retz.) R. Br.; Panicum burmannii Retz.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K- Kombho Zara, Burmann's basketgrass, Kodijuttu gaddi, Konda anthrikagaddi |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Annuals. Culms 20-50 cm long, prostrate or trailing, creeping and rooting at the nodes; nodes sparsely hairy. Leaves 1-5 x 0.6-1.2 cm, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, base oblique, margins undulate, apex acuminate, glabrescent; sheaths to 4 cm long, softly hairy; ligule a row of hairs. Inflorescence to 10 cm long; racemes 2-7, each 1-2.5 cm long; rachis triquetrous, densely villous. Spikelets 2-3 mm long, elliptic; pedicels bristly. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 1 mm, ovate-lanceolate, softly hairy, awned; awn 6-8 mm long, pale yellow, scabrid. Upper glume 1.5-2 x 1 mm, pale yellow. Lower floret barren. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma 2-3 x 1-1.5 mm, elliptic, aristate. Palea absent. Second lemma 1.5-2 x 1 mm , ovate-elliptic, subcoriaceous. Palea 1.5-2x1 mm, elliptic, subcoriaceous, 2-keeled. Stamens 3, pale yellow. Stigma c.1 mm long, cream coloured. |
| 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
- http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/grasses/oplismenus burmannii |
| 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 | : Oplismenus P. Beauv. - basketgrass |
| Species | : Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P. Beauv. - Burmann's basketgrass |