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Cyrtococcum trigonum
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Cyrtococcum trigonum (Retz.) A. Camus, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 27: 118. 1921; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1785(1237). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 348. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 534. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 924. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 232. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 535. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 440. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 510. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 835. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 520. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 345. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 833. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 966. 2009.
Panicum trigonum Retz., Obs. Bot. 3: 9. 1783; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 56. 1896.
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Description:
Annuals. Culms 10-40 cm long, creeping or trailing, rooting at the nodes. Leaves 1-3 x 0.2-0.6 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base narrowed, apex acuminate; sheaths softly villous, ciliate along one margin; ligules ovate, membranous. Panicles 2-5 cm long. Spikelets 1-2 mm long, obovate. Lower glume c. 1 x 1 mm, ovate, 3-nerved. Upper glume c. 2 x 1 mm, ovate, 3-nerved. Lower floret empty. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma c. 2 x 1 mm, ovate-oblong, 5-7-nerved. Second lemma c. 1.5 mm long, deltoid, crustaceous. Palea c. 1 mm long, oblong, crustaceous, 2-keeled. Stamens 3.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Damp places along the sea coasts, wastelands and forests
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Distribution:
South East Asia, Sri Lanka and Peninsular India
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Aquatic:
No
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Karumpara, Kokkarakandom, Tirunalli, Trivandrum, Chokkad, Chempankolli, Ariankavu, Thenmalai, Bharanikkavu
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