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Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 8 1788. (Syn: Cynodon coracanus Raspail; Cynosurus coracanus L.; Eleusine cerealis Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Eleusine cerealis Ehrenb. ex Sweet; Eleusine coracana var. alba Körn. ….; Eleusine dagussa Schimp.; Eleusine indica subsp. coracana (L.) Lye ..; Eleusine luco Welw. [Invalid]; Eleusine ovalis Ehrenb. ex Sweet [Invalid]; Eleusine pilosa Gilli; Eleusine reniformis Divak.; Eleusine sphaerosperma Stokes [Illegitimate]; Eleusine stricta Roxb. …….; Eleusine tocussa Fresen. …..);
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el-YOO-sy-nee — named for Eleusis, the Greek town where the Temple of Ceres was located … Dave’s Botanary kor-uh-KAN-uh — name derived from Sinhalese kurakkan porridge … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: African millet, coracan, finger millet, natcheny, ragi • Assamese: মৰুবা ধান maruba dhan • Bengali: marwa • Gujarati: બાવટો bavato, નાચણી nachni, નાગલી nagali • Hindi: मंडुआ mandua, मंडवा mandwa, मड़ुआ marua, मड़ुवा maruwa, रागी ragi • Kannada: ರಾಗಿ ragi • Konkani: नांचणी nanchani • Malayalam: രാഗി ragi • Marathi: नाचणी nachani, नागली nagali • Nepalese: मड़ुवा maruwa • Oriya: ବୁଢ଼ା ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ burdha mandia • Punjabi: ਮੰਦਲ mandal, ਮੰਢੁਲ mandhul, ਮੁੰਡਲ mundal • Rajasthani: रागी ragi • Sanskrit: मधुलिका madhulika, मट्टकम् mattakam, नृत्यकुण्डलक nrutyakundala • Tamil: ஆரியம் aariyam, இராகி iraki, கேழ்வரகு kel-varaku, கேப்பை keppai • Telugu: రాగి ragi, తమిదలు tamidalu • Tibetan: bras ma du lun ga • Urdu: منڐوا mandwa, مڙوا maruwa, راگی ragi . Native of: Africa, Yemen; cultivated in Africa, Asia .
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week : Poaceae- Eleusine coracana from Bageshwar Uttarakhand BS 9 : Attachments (7). 5 posts by 3 authors. Eleusine coracana from Bageshwar Uttarakhand
pls validate yes …, looks like finger millet, kodo millet Yes it is.
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae-Eleusine coracana from Chakrata road near Baratkhai-GS61 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn Photographed from fields along Chakrata road near Baratkhai.
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week ::Poaceae: Eleusine coracana from Chakrata- NS 16 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. This one was shot from Chakrata..September 2011, Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn…..hope my id is right.. The id is right. But you can see that this is a case of hybridisation of local variety with introduced varieties.
Kindly Confirm ID Botanical name: Eleusine coracana
Family: Poaceae
Location: Paddar valley J&K
Altitude: 1800-2100 meters asl
Habit/habitat: Cultivated herb crop Affirmative. . .. sighted at a village on Yeoor Hills, 12 OCT 08:
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/03a4a9c5242fc872?hl=en# (2 messages, 2 pictures, 16.12.10);
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Poaceae » Eleusine coracana at Yeoor Hills :: 12 OCT 08 08:09 :: DV14 : 2 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Poaceae el-YOO-sy-nee — named for Eleusis, the Greek town where the Temple of Ceres was located … Dave’s Botanary at a cottage farm in Yeoor Hills on 12 OCT 08
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – 1 mb and 4 mb. Location: Chautara, Sindhupalchowk
Date: 26 December 2018
Elevation: 1300 m.
Habit : Cultivated Nepali Name : कोदो Kodo
. References: The Plant List Flowers of India Wikipedia Millet Network of India PIER GRIN FRLHT DDSA |
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