{"id":1379104,"date":"2014-04-28T05:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T05:37:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:32:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:02:48","slug":"mnesithea-laevis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/mnesithea-laevis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnesithea laevis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mnesithea<\/i> laevis<\/i> (Retz.) Kunth<\/span><\/a>, R\u00e9vis. Gramin. 1: 154 1829<\/i>. (Syn: Diperium<\/i> cylindricum<\/i> Desv.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Hemarthria<\/i> perforata<\/i> (Roxb.) Kunth<\/span><\/a>; Heteropholis<\/i> cochinchinensis<\/i> (Lour.) Clayton<\/span><\/a>; Mnesithea<\/i> laevis<\/i> var. cochinchinensis<\/i> (Lour.) de Koning & Sosef<\/span><\/a>; Mnesithea<\/i> laevis<\/i> var. hirta<\/i> Jansen<\/span><\/a>; Mnesithea<\/i> laevis<\/i> var. laevis<\/i> <\/span><\/a>; Mnesithea<\/i> perforata<\/i> (Roxb.) Haines<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> cochinchinensis<\/i> (Lour.) Merr.<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> laevis<\/i> (Retz.) Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> monostachyus<\/i> J.Presl<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> perforatus<\/i> (Roxb.) Trin.<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> undatus<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; Ophiuros<\/i> undulatus<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a> [Spelling variant]; Ophiurus<\/i> laevis<\/i> (Retz.) Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Paspalum<\/i> cochinchinense<\/i> (Lour.) Willd. ex Fl\u00fcgg\u00e9<\/span><\/a>; Paspalum<\/i> cochinchinense<\/i> (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.<\/span><\/a>; Phleum<\/i> cochinchinense<\/i> Lour.<\/span><\/a>; Rottboellia<\/i> corymbosa<\/i> var. cochinchinensis<\/i> (Lour.) Roberty<\/span><\/a>; Rottboellia<\/i> laevis<\/i> Retz.<\/span><\/a>; Rottboellia<\/i> monostachya<\/i> (J.Presl & C.Presl) Em.Schmid<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Rottboellia<\/i> perforata<\/i> Roxb.<\/span><\/a>; Thaumastochloa<\/i> cochinchinensis<\/i> (Lour.) C.E.Hubb.<\/span><\/a>; Thyridostachyum<\/i> laeve<\/i> (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.<\/span><\/a>);
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Perennials. Culms 20-150 cm high, erect, rhizomatous; nodes glabrous. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate or linear, 2-50 x 0.2-0.8 cm, flat, blunt or shortly acute at apex. Ligules membranous, thin, truncate. Spikes terminal and axillary, 3-20 cm long, ending with narrow tails of almost barren spikelets. Joints 4-6 mm long, hollow, with a pair of sessile spikelets at each node. Spikelets all sessile, pedicelled ones reduced, oblong, 3-5 mm, awnless, sunken in cavities of rhachis. Lower glume oblong, 3-5 x 1-1.5 mm, coriaceous, 5-7-nerved, nerves visible only on inner side. Upper glume oblong, 3.5-5<\/span>\u00a0x 1.5-2 mm, delicate, hyaline, faintly 3-nerved. Lower floret empty. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma oblong, 3-4.5 x 1-1.5 mm, acute, delicate, hyaline, faintly 2-3 nerved. Second lemma oblong, 3-4 x 1-1.5 mm, delicate, hyaline, faintly 3-nerved. Palea oblong, 2.5-3.5 x 1 mm, delicate, hyaline. Stamens 3, anthers 2-3 mm long. Ovary oblanceolate, 0.3-0.5 mm long; styles c. 0.5 mm; stigmas 1-1.5 mm long.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Flowering and fruiting: August-January<\/span><\/div>\n
Coastal zones, in dry sandy soil<\/span><\/div>\n
Afghanistan to Malesia through India<\/span><\/div>\n
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi<\/div>\n
from India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0)
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Grass for identification :: 190414MK :: April005<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).<\/div>\n
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Please help me in identifying this Poaceae<\/i> grass.<\/div>\n
The fruits are of cylindrical size in a peculiar manner.<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant: 1-2 feet tall<\/span><\/div>\n
Place: Puducherry suburbs<\/span><\/div>\n
Alt.: 10 m asl
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Thank you … I have seen this grass also in Kancheepuram dist.,<\/span> fallow land.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References:
\n<\/span>POWO<\/a> \u00a0The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0WCSP<\/a> \u00a0GRIN<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of China<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India<\/a> By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details)\u00a0 Plant Wealth of the Lower Ganga Delta: An Eco-taxonomical Approach, Volume 2<\/a> By Kumudranjan Naskar\u00a0(1993- Details) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mnesithea laevis (Retz.) Kunth, R\u00e9vis. Gramin. 1: 154 1829. (Syn: Diperium cylindricum Desv. [Illegitimate]; Hemarthria perforata (Roxb.) Kunth; Heteropholis cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton; Mnesithea laevis var. cochinchinensis (Lour.) de Koning & Sosef; Mnesithea laevis var. hirta Jansen; Mnesithea laevis var. laevis ; Mnesithea perforata (Roxb.) Haines; Ophiuros cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.; Ophiuros…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[8255],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1379104","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-mnesithea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1379104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1379104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1379104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1379104"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1379104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}