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Hymenachne aurita (J.Presl ex Nees) Balansa as per POWO and CoL;
. Panicum auritum J.Presl ex Nees, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 176 1829. (syn: Hymenachne aurita (Nees) Balansa; Hymenachne insulicola (Steud.) L.Liou; Hymenachne polymorpha Balansa ..; Panicum archboldii Hitchc.; Panicum auritum var. procerius J.Presl; Panicum balansae Crewost & Lem. [Illegitimate]; Panicum insulicola Steud.; Panicum javanum Nees ex Buse; Panicum javanum var. angustifolium Buse; Panicum polymorphum (Balansa) A.Camus …; Panicum saigonense Mez; Sacciolepis aurita (Nees) A.Camus; Sacciolepis insulicola (Steud.) Ohwi; Sacciolepis polymorpha (Balansa) A.Camus ….); .
S. China to Tropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Perennials. Culms 60-150 cm high, erect; nodes glabrous. Leaves 12-35 x 0.6-1.7 cm, linear-lanceolate, base cordate, apex acuminate; sheaths to 10 cm long, ciliate along one-margin, densely bearded at mouth; ligules membranous. Panicles 15-35 cm long, spiciform, much contracted; branches 2.5-9 cm long. Spikelets 2.5-3.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate. Lower glume 1-1.5 x 0.5-1 mm, ovate, acuminate. Upper glume 2-2.5 x 1 mm, ovate. Lower floret barren. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma 2-3 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, margins hyaline. Palea c. 1 mm long, oblong. Second lemma 2-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, acute, subcoriaceous. Palea 1.5-2 x 0.5-1 mm, oblong-lanceolate, subcoriaceous. Stamens 2 or 3; anthers yellow with violet margins. Ovary c. 1 mm long; stigmas pink. Grains 1-1.5 mm long, ovate. Flowering and fruiting: July-March
Wet lands and margins of forests
Indo-Malesia and China
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
.   ID KANNUR 14 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – 1MB or more. kindly look into genus panicum Panicum auritum    Please suggest the ID of the grass (attached photos) whether it is Panicum sp. or not. It was observed in the month of June at Jiribam, Manipur at the elevation of 33m mean sea level.
Panicum auritum
ID KANNUR 16 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Panicum auritum
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