Sporobolus tenuissimus
MH341 : Sporobolus tenuissimus (Mart. ex Schrank) Kuntze
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 642 |
| Synonym | : | Agrosticula muralis Raddi.;
Agrostis minutiflora (Trin.) Desf. ex Steud.;
Aira tenuissima (Mart. ex Schrank) Spreng.;
Panicum tenuiflorum Schrank, nom. illeg.;
Panicum tenuissimum Mart. ex Schrank.;
Sporobolus bibansiensis Vanderyst, pro syn.;
Sporobolus effusus Desv.;
Sporobolus mangaloricus Hochst. ex Miq.;
Sporobolus minutiflorus (Trin.) Link.;
Sporobolus muralis (Raddi) Hitchc. & Chase.;
Vilfa mangalorica Hochst. ex Miq., pro syn.;
Vilfa minutiflora Trin.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | Annual, delicate. Culms tufted, weak, 20–100 cm tall. Leaf sheaths glabrous; leaf blades linear, flat or folded, 5–20 × 0.2–0.5 cm, glabrous; ligule 0.2–0.3 mm. Panicle narrowly oblong, open, diffuse, 10–40 × 2–6 cm; lowest primary branches single or paired, branches capillary, lower 1/2 bare, secondary branches spreading. Spikelets gray or purplish, 0.8–1 mm, gaping at maturity; lower glume oblong, 0.1–0.4 mm, truncate-erose; upper glume ovate-oblong, 0.3–0.5 mm, subacute; lemma ovate, as long as spikelet, acute to obtuse. Anthers 3, 0.1–0.3 mm. Grain obovate. 0.4–0.7 mm, truncate. 2n = 12. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On moist grounds in shade |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=102301
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250034080
- https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Sporobolus.tenuissimus
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/119840
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243228 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); 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 | : Sporobolus R. Br. - dropseed |
| Species | : Sporobolus tenuissimus |