{"id":1379187,"date":"2012-12-10T12:22:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T12:22:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:41:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:11:56","slug":"megathyrsus-maximus","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/megathyrsus-maximus\/","title":{"rendered":"Megathyrsus maximus (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Megathyrsus<\/i> maximus<\/i> (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003 (Syn: (=) Panicum hirsutissimum<\/span><\/i><\/a> Steud.\u00a0 (previously associated with 2 accessions<\/span><\/a>); (\u2261) Panicum maximum<\/span><\/i><\/a> Jacq. (basionym); Panicum maximum<\/i> var. coloratum<\/i><\/span><\/a> C. T. White [\u2261 Megathyrsus<\/i> maximus<\/i> var. coloratus<\/i>]; (=) Panicum maximum<\/i> var. hirsutissimum<\/i><\/span><\/a> (Steud.) Oliv.; Panicum maximum<\/i> var. pubiglume<\/i><\/span><\/a> K. Schum. [\u2261 Megathyrsus<\/i> maximus<\/i> var. pubiglumis<\/i>]; (=) Panicum maximum<\/i> var. trichoglume<\/i><\/span><\/a> Robyns; (\u2261) Urochloa maxima<\/span><\/i><\/a> (Jacq.) R. D. Webster);
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\nPl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request.
\nLocation: <\/span>GRD College, Coimbatore, Near Airport<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Date: 11.12.2011<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: urban Road side<\/span>.
\nHabit: Grass.<\/span><\/div>\n
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it may be Panicum maximum<\/i><\/p>\n

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Yes. Panicum maximum<\/i> – Guinea grass<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nPoaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae 050413MK01:: for ID<\/a> : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Please help me in identification of this grass which is about a metre height. The habitat is shady and post-monsoon. <\/span>I don’t have close-ups of this plant.<\/div>\n
Date: 12 Dec 2010<\/span><\/div>\n
Place: Sathyamangalam RF, TN
\n<\/span>Alt.: 235 m asl<\/span><\/div>\n
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Panicum maximum<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nUknown grass from Kamrup district(Metro), Assam<\/a> : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 3 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Attached images are unknown grass from Kamrup district(Metro), Assam. Please ID the species. <\/span>Date :16.10.2013<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Location: Kamrup district (Metro), Assam<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Family : Poaceae<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Genus & species : ??<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
\n<\/span><\/span>Habit : Herb<\/span><\/div>\n
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most probably it is <\/span>Panicum maximum<\/i><\/p>\n

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Fwd: [efloraofindia:211227] POEACEA ID from Bangladesh SM 189-\u00a05<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a04 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)<\/p>\n

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Looks like Eragrostis<\/i> species.<\/p>\n

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Panicum<\/i> sp. most probably p. maximum<\/i>.?<\/p>\n

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Panicum maximum<\/i><\/p>\n

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For Id 211015SG1<\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.<\/div>\n
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Place: Jammu<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Altitude: 350 m<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Habitat-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Wild<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Plant Habit- Herb-\u00a0<\/span>grass<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Height- about 2 to 3 ft<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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plz look into Genus Panicum<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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This is a hairy variety of Panicum maximum<\/i>, introduced as a fodder grass<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nID of the grass from Mohali please : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span> – 2 MB.
\nPlace: <\/span>Mohali, Punjab
\n<\/span>Date: 21\/06\/17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Habitat: Found close to Cannibis sativa<\/i><\/div>\n
The grass on the sides with broad leaves?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Panicum<\/i> sp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Panicum maximum<\/i> – Guinea grass<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nID of grass species from Mohali : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
\n<\/span>Date: 21\/06\/17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Place: Mohali, India<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Found close to Cannibis sativa<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Will see if I have\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

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A kind of Eragrostis<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Panicum maximum<\/i><\/div>\n
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Panicum maximum<\/i> var. pubiglumis<\/i> (Guinea grass variety with pubescent spikelets).<\/span> This fodder grass has escaped to the wild as a weed <\/span>and is now commonly seen in Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab<\/span><\/p>\n

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Looks like Guinea grass<\/strong> – Panicum maximum<\/em> – wait for inflorescence for confirmation<\/p>\n

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References:
\nPOWO<\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ars-grin.gov\/cgi-bin\/npgs\/html\/taxon.pl?447623<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ars-grin.gov\/cgi-bin\/npgs\/html\/taxon.pl?26558<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21186734<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003 (Syn: (=) Panicum hirsutissimum Steud.\u00a0 (previously associated with 2 accessions); (\u2261) Panicum maximum Jacq. (basionym); Panicum maximum var. coloratum C. T. White [\u2261 Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus]; (=) Panicum maximum var. hirsutissimum (Steud.) Oliv.; Panicum maximum…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[8262],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1379187","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-megathyrsus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1379187","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=1379187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1379187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1379187"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1379187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}