Dinebra retroflexa

Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz., Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 4: 270 1813 publ. 1814. (Syn: Cynosurus coromandelianus Rottler ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Cynosurus paniculatus Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Cynosurus retroflexus Vahl; Dactylis madraspatensis Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Dactylis paspaloides Willd. [Illegitimate]; Dinebra aegyptiaca Delile [Illegitimate]; Dinebra aegyptiaca Kunth; Dinebra arabica Jacq.; Dinebra brevifolia Steud.; Dinebra paspaloides P.Beauv. [Illegitimate]; Dinebra retroflexa var. brevifolia (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz; Eleusine calycina Roxb.; Leptochloa arabica (Jacq.) Steud.; Leptochloa arabica (Jacq.) Kunth; Leptochloa calycina (Roxb.) Kunth; Leptochloa coromandelina Steud.);
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Africa to India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Hawaii, Japan, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maryland, Mauritius, North Carolina, Queensland, Réunion, St.Helena, Thailand as per POWO;
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Common name: Viper Grass, Catstail grass • Hindi: Man-alu, Bara sarpot • Kannada: Halgyan hullu, huligyan hullu, Nari baalada gandu hullu • Marathi: Goradu, Kangar • Sanskrit: Alu, Madhvalu • Tamil: Katakelenga
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Grass Week : Dinebra retroflexa:
Dinebra retroflexa from Pench Tiger Reserve.

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae-02042013RMP4 grass :  1 image. 3 posts by 2 authors.
Dinebra retroflexa ????????
plz validate me

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Yes, Dinebra retroflexa

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Grass for ID : Nasik : 31JUL19 : AK-37 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Very old pictures.
Came across while going through some folders.
Grass seen at a farm in Nasik.
Id please.

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Dinebra retroflexa,

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Dinebra retroflexa

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Need help id’ing this little grass : 4 posts by 3 authors. 3 high res. images.

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Dinebra sp., check with retroflexa,

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Dinebra retroflexa

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Need help with another tiny grass : 6 posts by 4 authors. 4 images- 2 high res.

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I thought Dinebra only,

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Close to Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz.

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Yes. Dinebra retroflexa

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Grass for ID : Nasik : 02DEC20 : AK-01: 2 images.
A wild grass seen in Nasik.

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Dinebra retrofelxa

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Dinebra retroflexa

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Grass for ID : Gangapur Grasslands : Nasik : 27NOV21 : AK – 024: 4 images.
A wild grass seen in the grasslands yesterday (27.11.21) close to the water.

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References:

POWO  The Plant List  GRIN  Flora of Pakistan  Flora of China  Flowers of India  RBG Kew: GrassBase – Dinebra retroflexa Description