Chionachne gigantea (J.Koenig) Veldkamp
MG142 : Chionachne gigantea (J.Koenig) Veldkamp
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R.Br.;
Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites;
Coix arundinacea J.Koenig ex Willd., nom. illeg.;
Coix barbata Roxb.;
Coix crypsoides Müll.Hal.;
Coix gigantea J.Koenig;
Coix koenigii Spreng.;
Coix lacryma-jobi var. gigantea (J.Koenig) Stapf;
Polytoca barbata (Roxb.) Stapf;
Sphaerium giganteum (J.Koenig) Kuntze; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Garolu |
| Plant Family | : | POACEAE |
| Description | : | Perennial, monoecious herb. Culms erect and near the top, bowing a little, ramous, jointed, smooth, joints sometimes bearded. Sheathing, narrow keeled; margins armed with small prickles, on the upper side sometimes a few, sometimes numerous, stiff, white hairs, mouths of the sheaths slightly bearded. Spikes numerous, pedicelled, terminal, and from the exterior axils, forming altogether a large linear panicle, collected in fascicles of from two to six on a common peduncle, and embraced by a common spathe. Pedicels compressed, jointed near the top and there a partial spathe, their insertions are intermixed with lanceolate, chaffy scales. Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - October
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| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | IUCN Red List - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinids |
| Order | : Poales |
| Family | : Poaceae |
| Genus | : Chionachne |
| Species | : Chionachne gigantea (J.Koenig) Veldkamp |