Cynodon radiatus Roth
MG145 : Cynodon radiatus Roth
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Cynodon arcuatus J.Presl;
Cynodon dactylon var. arcuatus (J.Presl) J.Kern ex Henty;
Cynodon dactylon var. intermedius (Rang. & Tadul.) C.E.C.Fisch.;
Cynodon intermedius Rang. & Tadul.;
Digitaria radiata (Roth) Spreng.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae |
| Description | : | Perennial, stoloniferous, widely spreading, without rhizomes. Culms slender, 20–50(–80) cm tall. Leaf sheaths glabrous or pilose at mouth; leaf blades broadly linear, 2.5–10(–15) cm, 3–6 mm wide, glaucous, glabrous, apex acute; ligule ca. 3 mm, membranous, ciliolate on upper edge. Racemes digitate, usually 4–8, 5–10 cm, flexuous, slightly drooping; spikelets overlapping by 1/3–1/2 their length. Spikelets 1.8–2.5 mm; rachilla extension ca. 1 mm, without reduced floret at apex; glumes lanceolate, about half as long as floret, 1-veined, keel scabrous, thickened; lower glume ca. 1 mm; upper glume 1–1.4 mm; lemma as long as spikelet, pilose along keel and lateral veins, hairs sometimes clavate, apex subacute; palea glabrous, keels smooth or rarely scaberulous. Anthers 0.5–0.7 mm. Caryopsis trigonous, laterally compressed. Fl. and fr. Jul–Nov. 2n = 36. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | open places, roadsides |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinids |
| Order | : Poales |
| Family | : Poaceae |
| Genus | : Cynodon |
| Species | : Cynodon radiatus Roth |