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Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 8 1908. (Syn: Aira indica L.; Aira spicata L. [Spelling variant]; Hymenachne indica (L.) Buse; Hymenachne phalarioides (Roem. & Schult.) Nees; Neurachne peekelii Lauterb.; Panicum angustum Trin.; Panicum arcuatum R.Br.; Panicum conglomeratum L. [Invalid]; Panicum contractum Wight & Arn. ex Nees; Panicum glaucidulum Peter; Panicum glomeratum Trin. [Invalid]; Panicum glomeratum (L.) Salisb.; Panicum incurvum L. ex Munro [Invalid]; Panicum indicum (L.) L. [Illegitimate] …….; Panicum johannae L. ex Munro [Invalid]; Panicum microstachyum Lam.; Panicum oryzetorum Makino ex Honda [Invalid]; Panicum pergracile Chiov. [Invalid]; Panicum phalaroides Roem. & Schult.; Panicum phleoides R.Br.; Panicum spicatum (L.) Farw. [Illegitimate]; Sacciolepis angusta (Trin.) Stapf; Sacciolepis auriculata Stapf; Sacciolepis brachiata (Hook.f.) Senaratna; Sacciolepis claviformis B.K.Simon; Sacciolepis contracta (Wight & Arn. ex Nees) Hitchc.; Sacciolepis glabra Santos; Sacciolepis gracilis Stent & J.M.Rattray; Sacciolepis indica var. angusta (Trin.) Keng …..; Sacciolepis oryzetora (Makino) Honda; Sacciolepis oryzetorum (Makino) Honda; Sacciolepis pergracilis Chiov.; Sacciolepis spicata Honda ex Masamune [Illegitimate]; Sacciolepis spicata (L.) Honda; Sacciolepis turgida Ridl. .; Sporobolus setarioides Peter [Invalid]);
. Tropical & Subtropical Old World to N. & E. Australia: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Alabama, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Comoros, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guyana, Hawaii, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is. as per POWO; .
Annuals. Culms 10-50 cm high, tufted, erect or ascending. Leaves 4-10 x 0.2 – 0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, base narrow or rounded, apex acuminate, flat; sheaths to 6 cm long; ligules membranous, rounded. Panicles 1-6 cm long, spiciform. Spikelets 2-3 mm long, ovate-acute, slightly gibbous. Lower glume 1-1.5 x 1 mm, ovate-acute, clasping at base. Upper glume 2-3 x 0.5 – 1 mm, ovate-oblong. Lower floret male or barren. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma 2-3 x 0.5 – 1mm, ovate-lanceolate. Palea minute or absent. Second lemma c. 1 mm long, oblong-acute, coriaceous. Palea similar. Stamens 3; anthers deep violet. Stigmas violet.
Flowering and fruiting: June-February
Wetlands and marshy areas
Tropical Asia, Australia and introduced in Africa and America
   Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Poaceae : Grass for identification from Gori Valley- NS 27 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 2 authors.
This spike was shot from near Shilling, is it possible to id from these pics only?? I do not have any other click of this grass… Sacciolepis indica. Also, a part of the valley is in the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary. Many thanks … for this identification and additional information about the place..definitely Gori valley is worth visiting again and again, rich in floristic diversity, full of orchids..lovely scenic beauty..I was lucky to visit..
Identification of grass requested : 4 posts by 2 authors. 1 correct image as above.
Help me in identification of the grass species photographed at Nelapattu and Pulicat area of Nellore district. Plant 5-10 cm in height, spike solitary. Grass AL 5a is Sacciolepis indica. It is found all over India in moist, swampy localities and is highly variable.
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SK146OCT17-2016:ID : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8) I know little of the sub-tropical flora found in and around (or at lower elevations) Kathmandu or the Eastern Himalayan foothills, so cannot help unless immediately recognise something.
Sacciolepis indica – The inflorescence is shorter than the normal one, probably due to grazing/ mowing. It is Sacciolepis sp. Thank you … Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase ??? Nepali Name : कागुने बन्सो Kaagune Banso Location: Matatirtha, Kathmandu
Date: 03 October 2020
Elevation: 1802 m.
Habit : Wild
Sacciolepis Elevation of two sp. matching, Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase and Sacciolepis myosuroides (R.Br.) A. Camus among listed 3 in Nepal. Is it more close to Sacciolepis myosuroides (R.Br.) A. Camus ??? Sacciolepis indica
.      SK 3309 10 January 2022 – Poaceae: 5 very high res. images. Location: Badikhel, Lalitpur Altitude: 1797 m. Date: 24 November 2021 Habit : Wild Sacciolepis indica |
Sacciolepis indica
Updated on December 24, 2024