Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.
MG154 : Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Anatherum nitidum (Vahl) Spreng.;
Andropogon consimilis Steud.;
Andropogon dichroanthus Steud.;
Andropogon fulvus (R.Br.) Spreng.;
Andropogon fuscus J.Presl;
Andropogon nigrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud.;
Andropogon nitens Schreb. ex Steud., pro syn.
Andropogon nitidus (Vahl) Kunth;
Andropogon pedicellatus Steud.;
Andropogon serratus Thunb.;
Andropogon serratus var. nitidus (Vahl) Hack.;
Andropogon tropicus Spreng.;
Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.;
Holcus fauriei Honda;
Holcus fulvus R.Br.;
Holcus fulvus var. nitidus (Vahl) Honda;
Holcus fulvus var. piliferus Honda;
Holcus nitidus Vahl;
Sorghum dichroanthum (Steud.) Ohwi, pro syn.;
Sorghum fauriei (Honda) Honda;
Sorghum flavum P.Beauv., nom. superfl.;
Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv.;
Sorghum fuscum (J.Presl) Miq.;
Sorghum junghuhnii Miq.;
Sorghum muticum Wight ex Steud., nom. nud.;
Sorghum nitidum f. aristatum C.E.Hubb.;
Sorghum nitidum var. dichroanthum (Steud.) Ohwi;
Sorghum nitidum var. fulvum (R.Br.) Hand.-Mazz.;
Sorghum nitidum var. majus (Hack.) Ohwi;
Sorghum nitidum var. parviflorum (Hack.) Ohwi;
Sorghum serratum (Thunb.) Kuntze, nom. illeg.;
Sorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) A.Camus;
Sorghum tropicum (Spreng.) Buse; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | POACEAE |
| Description | : | Perennials; culms 80-200 cm high; nodes bearded. Leaves 15-40 x 0.5-1 cm, linear, lanceolate, narrowed to the base, scabrid; sheath keeled, glabrous; ligule membranous. Panicle 15-25 cm, pyramidal; branches whorled. Spikelets in pairs, dissimilar. Sessile spikelets 4 x 2 mm, oblong; callus with long hairs; lower glume 4 x 2 mm, oblong, 5-nerved, dark brown; upper glume 4 x 1.5 mm, ovate, acute, 3-nerved, dark brown; lower floret empty; upper bisexual; first lemma broadly ovate, hyaline; palea absent; stamens 3; ovary oblong; styles 2, free; stigmas 2, plumose; pedicelled; lower glume coriaceous; upper chartaceous; lower floret male; upper floret absent. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Moist shady places, cultivated |
| 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 | : Sorghum |
| Species | : Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers. |