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Leersia hexandra
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Leersia hexandra Sw., Prodr. 21. 1788; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 94. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1845(1277). 1934; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 468. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 457. 1989; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 485. 1991; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 430. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 535. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 580. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 866. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 992. 2009.
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Description:
Perennials. Culms 45-160 cm long, erect or trailing; nodes bearded. Leaves 4-17 x 0.4-1 cm, linear-lanceolate, base rounded, apex acuminate, scaberulous; sheaths to 14 cm long; ligules membranous. Panicles 5-12 cm long, lax; branches to 5 cm long. Spikelets 4-5 mm long, oblong, compressed, 1-flowered, cream-yellow. Glumes reduced to a rim. Lemma 4-5 x 1.5-2 mm, oblong, coriaceous, 5-nerved, laterally compressed, keeled, scabrid along the nerves. Palea 2-3 x 1 mm, linear-oblong, coriaceous, 3-nerved, ciliate along the keels. Stamens 6; anthers c. 2 mm long, yellow. Ovary elliptic; stigmas cream-coloured.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-February
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wetlands
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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:
Yes
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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:
Dam site, Kavalappara, Chalakkudy, Kodungallur, Chittar, Nileswar, on way to Mlappara, Chelannur, Champakulam, Nedumudy, Pallana, Thottappally
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