Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
MH335 : Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Scirpus dichotomus L.;
Fimbristylis diphylla Vahl.;
Fimbristylis diphylla var. annua (R. & S.) C.B.Cl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | forked fimbry, eight day grass |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Annual Herbs with filiform stems. Leaves narrow. Greyish green, caespitose perennial, 30-60 cm. Stem 0.7-1.2 mm diam., deeply grooved, glabrous. Leaves to c. half of stem length; sheaths open, scarious side slightly villose, mouth margin ciliate; ligule a dense fringe of hairs; blades 1-3 mm wide, flat, sometimes slightly incurved, midrib not prominent, margins scabrous, esp. towards apex. Inflorescence 2-6 cm diam., with 6-50, mostly solitary, occasionally geminate spikes; lowest bract leaf-like, as long as or longer than inflorescence. Spikes 4.5-8 x 2.5-3.5 mm, ovoid, terete, acute, light brown to brown; glumes coriaceous, widely ovate, occasionally slightly keeled, apiculate, apical parts glabrous, brown; rachis castaneous, narrowly winged. Stamens 1; filaments more than 2 mm long, c. 0.2 mm wide, flat, colourless; anthers c. 0.8 mm, connective tip mucronate; style c. 1 x 0.2 mm, deciduous, flat, brown, margins colourless, ciliate; stigmas 2, c. 0.5 mm, flat, basal parts ciliate. Nut 1-1.2 x c. 0.8 mm, lenticular, trabeculate, yellowish, sometimes whitish. Fl. Per.: August-October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Tarubanda |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/20680
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243380
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200026776 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 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 | : Cyperaceae - Sedge family |
| Genus | : Fimbristylis Vahl. - fimbry |
| Species | : Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl |