Brachiaria ruziziensis Germ. & C.M.Evrard, Bull. Jard. Bot. État 23: 373 1953. (Syn: Brachiaria decumbens var. ruziziensis (Germ. & Evrard) Ndab.; Urochloa ruziziensis (R.Germ. & C.M.Evrard) Crins);
ID of grass sp. – 4 from Meghalaya KD 09 Nov. : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
Attached images are grass sp. Please ID the plant
Date :27.10.2014
Location: Meghalaya
Family : Poaceae
Genus & species : ??
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
Habit : Herb
May be some Eriochloa species. Racemes and spikelets look like E. villosa (Thunb.) Kunth, which may not be found in India!
Please check for probability
What BSI says about its distribution?
Urochloa panicoides P. Beauv
This is Congo Signal grass – Brachiaria ruziziensis, a cultivated fodder.
References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP GRIN GrassBase Fact sheet Wikipedia FAO |