MG005 : Aristida redacta Stapf |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
556 |
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| Class |
: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order |
: Poales |
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: Poaceae |
| Genus |
: Aristida |
| Species |
: Aristida redacta Stapf |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Grasses |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Poaceae |
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| Synonym : |
Stipa aristoides Stapf ex Lisboa.
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| Description : |
HABIT Annual. Culms 20–90 cm long. Culm-nodes glabrous. Lateral branches lacking, or sparse. Leaf-sheaths 1.5–7 cm long; keeled. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades convolute; 7–30 cm long; 1–2 mm wide. Leaf-blade apex acuminate. INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open; elliptic; effuse; 10–40 cm long; 5–10 cm wide. Panicle branches capillary. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets linear; subterete; 10–17 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus elongated; bearded; pungent. GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 10–17 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; scarious; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex awned; 1 -awned. Upper glume lanceolate; 10–17 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; scarious; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume awned; 1 -awned. FLORETS Fertile lemma elliptic; subterete; 10–17 mm long; coriaceous; keeled; 3 -veined. Lemma margins convolute; covering most of palea. Lemma apex acute; awned; 1 -awned, or 3 -awned. Principal lemma awn straight, or 3-branched; with 15–20 mm long limb; with a straight or slightly twisted column; persistent. Column of lemma awn 8–10 mm long. Lateral lemma awns 0–3 mm long; shorter than principal. Palea without keels. FLOWER Anthers 3. |
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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