Pennisetum orientale
MG130 : Pennisetum orientale Rich.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Pennisetum triflorum.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Oriental Fountain Grass, Pink Fountain Grass, White fountain grass, Oriental Fountain Grass, |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Oriental fountain grass is an unusually low-growing and compact fountain grass. The gracefully cascading clump of dense foliage are only about 1 ft tall. It grows in a mound that grows outward slowly via short underground rhizomes. The inflorescence, standing a foot or two above the arching mound of leaves, consists of a plume of pearly white or silvery pink fluff. The showy flowers are carried all summer and autumn. |
| 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
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Oriental%20Fountain%20Grass.html |
| 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 | : Pennisetum Rich. ex Pers. - fountaingrass |
| Species | : Pennisetum orientale |