Oplismenus compositus (L.) P. Beauv. - running mountaingrass
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P. Beauv. - running mountaingrass
MG054 : Oplismenus compositus (L.) P. Beauv.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 616 |
| Synonym | : | Echinochloa lanceolata (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.;
Oplismenus decompositus Nees;
Oplismenus elatior (Linn. f.) P. Beauv.;
Oplismenus lanceolatus (Retz.) Kunth;
Oplismenus pratensis (Spreng.) Schult.;
Oplismenus sylvaticus (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.;
Orthopogon compositus (Linn.) R. Br.
Orthopogon pratensis Spreng.;
Panicum certificandum Steud.;
Panicum compositum Linn.;
Panicum elatius Linn. f.;
Panicum lanceolatum Retz.;
Panicum peninsulanum Steud.;
Panicum sylvaticum Lam.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K- Kombho Zara |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Perennial with rambling culms 15-150 cm long. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 2-15 cm long, 8-25 mm wide. Inflorescence 5-25 cm long, the lowest raceme 2.5-10 cm long, its rhachis glabrous to loosely pilose, the spikelet pairs ± distant. Spikelets lanceolate, 2.5-4 mm long, glabrous to pubescent; glumes with smooth viscid awns, the longest in each pair of spikelets 3-10 mm. Fl. & Fr. Per.: August-September. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | At Higher elevation in Chikhaldara Tarubanda and Semadoh range |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200025751 |
| 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 compositus (L.) P. Beauv. - running mountaingrass |