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Coelachne simpliciuscula
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Coelachne simpliciuscula (Wight & Arn. ex Steud.) Benth., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 19: 93. 1881; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 464. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 531. 1988; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 415. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 532. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 517. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 343. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 387. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 959. 2009.
Panicum simpliciusculum Wight & Arn. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 96. 1854.
Coelachne pulchella R. Br. var. simpliciuscula (Wight & Arn. ex Steud.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 271. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1804(1249). 1934.
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Description:
Aquatic or marshy annual herbs; culms 10-25 cm high, erect or decumbent; nodes bearded. Leaves 2-5 x 0.2-0.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, rounded at base; sheath keeled, glabrous, ligule a row of hairs. Panicle 2-7 cm long, contracted, cylindrical, glabrous. Spikelets similar, 2 x 1 mm, ovate, glabrous. Glumes similar, ovate-orbicular, 3-nerved; florets 2; lower bisexual, upper barren or with a rudimentary ovary; first lemma 2 x 1 mm, ovate, acute, hyaline; palea 2 x 1 mm elliptic. Stamens 3, free. Ovary elliptic; stigma plumose. Upper floret exserted.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy areas in grasslands
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Distribution:
South East Asia, China and Madagascar
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ollavayal, Swamikkayam, Karimalagopuram, Pampa, Manantody, Tirunalli, Munnar, Merchiston, Vaytri
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