Brachiaria mutica
MG092 : Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard.;
Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard;
Digitaria mauritiana Wall. ex Hook.f.;
Panicum amphibium Steud.;
Panicum appressum Forssk.;
Panicum barbinode Trin.;
Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud.;
Panicum guadaloupense Steud., nom. nud.;
Panicum leiogonum Sieber ex Link, pro syn.;
Panicum limnaeum Steud.;
Panicum muticum Forssk.;
Panicum numidianum Lam.;
Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll, pro syn.;
Panicum pictigluma Steud.;
Panicum punctulatum Arn. ex Steud.;
Panicum purpurascens Raddi;
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Angola grass, buffalo grass, California grass, corigrass, cori grass, Dutch grass, giant couch, Mauritius grass, Numidian grass, panicum grass, Paragrass, Para grass, Penahlonga grass, Scotch grass, watergrass, water grass, |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Tall perennials. Culms 50-150 cm high, tufted, erect; nodes densely bearded. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 10-30 x 0.5-2 cm, acuminate, rounded or shallowly cordate at base. Sheaths covered with dense tubercle-based hairs. Ligules membranous, thin, fimbriate. Racemes pseudopaniculate, 10-20 in number, each 2-8 cm long. Rhachis flat, ribbon-like, 0.5-1 mm, laterally covered with solitary or paired stalked spikelets. Pedicels 0.5-2 mm long, with a few white bristles. Spikelets elliptic, 2.5-3.5 mm, crowded, arranged in 2 rows. Lower glume ovate, c. 1 x 0.5 mm, acute, scaly, faintly 1-3-nerved. Upper glume ovate, 3-3.5 x 1-1.5 mm, acute, chartaceous, 5-nerved. Lower floret male. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma ovate, acute, 3-3.5 x 1-1.5 mm, chartaceous, 5-nerved. Palea elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 2.5-3 x 1-1.5 mm, delicate, hyaline, 2-keeled, 2-nerved. Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm. Second lemma ovate, 2-3 x 1-1.5 mm, rounded at apex, crustaceous, faintly 3-nerved, rugulose. Palea ovate, or ovate-elliptic, 2-2.5 x 1 mm, rounded at apex, crustaceous, 2-keeled, 2-nerved, rugulose except on margins. Lodicules obovate, c. 0.5 mm, denticulate at apex. Stamens similar to those of the lower floret. Ovary oblong-elliptic; styles c. 1 mm long; stigmas c. 1 mm. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Kokate, U.R. and Muratkar, G.D., "Study of the effect of invasive species on the development of grass meadows of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati Maharashtra", Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, ISSN2249: 9598,(2014) Volume IV, Issue II, pp. 155 to 165
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263800 |
| Reference | : | ~ Kokate, U.R. and Muratkar, G.D.; "Study of the effect of invasive species on the development of grass meadows of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati Maharashtra"; Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (2014); 4(2): 155-165 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 mutica |