Thelepogon elegans Roth.
Thelepogon elegans Roth.
MG109 : Thelepogon elegans Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Andropogon princeps A.Rich.;
Jardinea abyssinica Steud. [Illegitimate];
Meoschium elegans (Roem. & Schult.) Arn. & Nees;
Meoschium wightianum Nees [Invalid];
Rhiniachne princeps (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.;
Rhytachne princeps (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz;
Sehima elegans (Roem. & Schult.) Roberty; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae |
| Description | : | Annual. Culms erect; 10–150 cm long. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base cordate, or amplexicaul. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 4–20 cm long; 5–30 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous, or hispid. Leaf-blade margins ciliate. Inflorescence composed of racemes. Racemes 2–17; digitate; in several whorls; 4–15 cm long. Central inflorescence axis 1–5 cm long. Rhachis fragile at the nodes; angular. Rhachis internodes cuneate; 6–9 mm long. Rhachis internode tip transverse; cupuliform. Raceme-bases filiform. Spikelets in pairs. Fertile spikelets sessile; 1 in the cluster. Companion sterile spikelets pedicelled; 1 in the cluster. Pedicels linear; foliaceous; curved; 1.1 length of fertile spikelet; glabrous. Companion sterile spikelets represented by barren pedicels. Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets. Spikelets ovate; dorsally compressed; 5–13 mm long; falling entire; deciduous with accessory branch structures. Spikelet callus pilose; base obtuse; inserted. Glumes dissimilar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 1 length of spikelet; indurate; without keels; 9 -veined. Lower glume surface rugose. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; chartaceous; without keels; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface rugose. Upper glume apex acuminate. Basal sterile florets male; with palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret lanceolate; 0.8 length of spikelet; hyaline; 2 -veined. Fertile lemma ovate; 4–10 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex lobed; 2 -fid; incised 0.5 of lemma length; awned. Principal lemma awn from a sinus; geniculate; 15–25 mm long overall; with twisted column. Column of lemma awn glabrous. Palea hyaline; without keels. |
| 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 | : | 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
- http://static1.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp10300.htm
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220013454 |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Poales |
| Family | : Poaceae |
| Genus | : Thelepogon elegans |
| Species | : Thelepogon elegans Roth. |