Pseudosorghum fasciculare (Roxb.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 26: 662 (1920) (syn: Andropogon fascicularis Roxb. ; Andropogon gangeticus Hack. ; Andropogon nitidulus Hook.f. ; Andropogon tonkinensis Balansa ; Bothriochloa gracilis W.Z.Fang ; Bothriochloa yunnanensis W.Z.Fang ; Sorghum fasciculare (Roxb.) Haines ; Sorghum gangeticum (Hack.) Kuntze );
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Indian Subcontinent to S. Central China and Philippines: Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Ganga Beardgrass
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Perennials; culms 90-100 cm high, loosely tufted; nodes glabrous. Leaves 15-40 x 0.8-1.2 cm, linear-lanceolate, glabrous; sheath keeled; ligule membranous. Panicle 5-13 cm long, congested. Spikelets dissimilar, sessile spikelets 4-5 mm long, lanceolate; callus hairy; lower glume 4 x 1.5 mm, lanceolate; florets 2; lower floret empty, upper bisexual; first lemma oblong, chartaceous, epaleate; second lemma 2-cleft at apex, awned; awn 14-18 mm long; stamens 3; styles 2, free; stigmas plumose. Pedicelled spikelets 4-5 mm long, lanceolate; floret one, male.
Flowering and fruiting: September-December
Grasslands
(Attributions: Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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Need Grass ID in Tadoba: 3 images.
Tadoba,
Oct 2024
Pseudosorghum fasciculare
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Flora Online Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Rajaji National Park