Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 549 1921. (Syn: Andropogon annulatus var. subrepens Hack.; Andropogon binatus Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Andropogon caricosus L.; Andropogon curvatus Russell ex Wall. [Invalid]; Andropogon depressus Steud.; Andropogon filiformis Pers.; Andropogon serratus Retz. [Illegitimate]; Andropogon tenellus Roxb.; Apocopis pallida Hook.f.; Dichanthium caricosum var. theinlwinii (Bor) de Wet & Harlan; Dichanthium pallidum (Hook.f.) Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.; Dichanthium theinlwinii Bor; Heteropogon concinnus Thwaites; Heteropogon tenellus (Roxb.) Schult.; Lepeocercis serrata Trin.; Sorghum caricosum (L.) Kuntze);
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Perennials. Culms 10-100 cm long, erect or decumbent, sometimes stoloniferous, nodes bearded or glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, 2-20 x 0.2-0.4 cm. Ligules ovate, acute, membranous. Racemes usually solitary, rarely 2-3, 2-6 cm long, joints 1-1.5 mm long. Sessile spikelets obovate, 3-3.5 mm long; callus hairy; lower glume obovate, 3-4 x 1.5-2 mm, obtuse, subcoriaceous, 7-9 nerved, narrowly winged towards apex, margins ciliate; upper glume lanceolate, 3-3.5 x 1 mm, subcoriaceous, keeled on dorsal side; lower floret empty; upper floret bisexual; first lemma ovate-lanceolate, 2-3 x 1 mm, delicate, hyaline, glabrous; second lemma stipitate, 1-2 mm long hyaline base of the awn, awn 12-20 mm long, column 5-6 mm. Stamens 3, anthers 1-1.5 mm long; ovary oblong, 0.25-0.5 mm, styles 0.5-1 mm long, stigmas 1-1.5 mm long. Pedicelled spikelets obovate, 3-4 mm long, unawned; pedicels 1-1.5 mm long; lower glume oblong or obovate, 3-4 x 1.5-2 mm, subcoriaceous or chartaceous, 13-15 nerved, minutely winged towards apex; upper glume ovate-lanceolate, 3-4 x 1.5 mm, delicate, 3-nerved, margins hyaline, ciliate; florets male or empty. Flowering and fruiting: February-May
Dry grasslands
Indo-Malesia
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi From India Biodiversity Portal)
. Fwd: [efloraofindia:211226] POEACEA ID from Bangladesh SM 188- 6 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(1) Ischaemum indicum (Houtt.) Merr.? Please wait for experts, because I am not sure of the id I have suggested. Dichanthium annulatum? Dichanthium sp. Dichanthium caricosum .
Bhopal; black soil; 20/10/2020
Very close to Dicanthium annulatum But nodes are glabrous… please check Dichanthium caricosum or Dichanthium aristatum. This page talks about related species of Dichanthium annulatum, but with glabrous nodes,
Tropcial forages Dichanthium caricosum Grass ID141010PHK1 May be Dichanthium annulatum Agree with Dichanthium annulatum Dichanthium caricosum (D.annulatum will have annular hairs around the nodes, whereas nodes of D.c. are hairless)
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP Grassbase GRIN Fact sheet FAO India Biodiversity Portal |