Paspalum canarae

Paspalum canarae (Steud.) Veldkamp, Blumea 21: 72 1973. (Syn: Panicum canarae Steud.; Panicum canarae var. fimbriatum Bor; Paspalum canarae var. fimbriatum (Bor) Veldkamp; Paspalum compactum var. fimbriatum Bor; Paspalum costatum Hochst. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Paspalum miliaria C.Muell.);

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India to Thailand: Assam, India, Thailand as per POWO;
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Common name: Yellow Watercrown Grass
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Annuals; culms 10-30 cm high, trailing; nodes hairy. Leaves 2-5 x 0.5-1.2 cm, ovate, acute, cordate and decurrent at base, densely hairy; sheath keeled, hairy; ligule a small ridge only. Racemes 8-15, rachis covered with bulbous based hairs. Spikelets 1.2 x 1 mm, usually paired at the basal part of the raceme; upper glume 1 x 0.5 mm, elliptic, 3-nerved, glabrous; first lemma 1.2 x 1 mm, 3-nerved; second lemma 1 x 0.9 mm, nerveless, crustaceous; palea similar to lemma.     

Endemic to Peninsular India
(From  India Biodiversity Portal –

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Herb photographed at “Kulang Fort” Ghoti- Igatpuri range. (20/09/09).
… has earlier identified this as Paspalum canarae. Sharing the photographs of this plant..

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Paspalum canarae from Sushant ji: 3 high res. images.
From Phalani, Maharashtra

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From Waghotre, Maharashtra
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From Amba Ghat, Ozare Bk., Maharashtra
1 high res. image.

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From Kas, Maharashtra
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References:

POWO  The Plant List  RBG Kew: GrassBase – Paspalum canarae Description  IUCN Red List (LC)  India Biodiversity Portal  Flowers of India