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MG120 : Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :  
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order : Cyperales
Family : Poaceae / Gramineae - Grass family
Genus : Imperata Cirillo - satintail
Species : Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. - cogongrass
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Grasses  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Gramineae  
 
Plant Common Name : Siru, Ulu
 
Synonym : Imperata allang Jungh.
Imperata arundinacea Cyr.
Imperata arundinacea var. africana Anderss.
Imperata arundinacea var. europaea Anderss.
Imperata arundinacea var. thunbergii (Retz.) Stapf
Imperata cylindrica var. africana (Anderss.) C.E. Hubbard
Imperata cylindrica var. europaea (Anderss.) Asch. & Graeb.
Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii
(Retz.) Benth. ex Pilger
Imperata cylindrica var. major (Nees) C.E. Hubbard
Imperata cylindrica var. thunbergii (Retz.) Dur. & Schinz
Imperata filifolia Nees ex Steud.
Imperata koenigii var. major Nees
Lagurus cylindricus Linn.
Saccharum cylindricum (Linn.) Lam.
Saccharum koenigii Retz.
Saccharum thunbergii Retz.
Description : Agressively rhizomatous perennial, forming tufts of leaves from a scaly rhizome; culms 10-120 cm high, erect. Leaf-blades basal, flat (in Southeast Asia), 3-100 cm or more long, 2-20 mm wide, stiffly erect. Panicle spiciform, cylindrical, sometimes with the lowermost branches loose, 3-22 cm long, obscured in copious silky white hairs. Spikelets 2.2-6 mm long; stamens 2. Fl. & Fr. Per.: April-June.
 
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Reference : ~ Kokate, U.R. and Muratkar, G.D.; "Study of the effect of invasive species on the development of grass meadows of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati Maharashtra"; Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (2014); 4(2): 155-165 PMID :