Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites
MG013 : Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 572 |
| Synonym | : | Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R. Br.;
Coix arundinacea* Koen. ex Willd.;
Coix barbata Roxb.;
Coix koenigii Spreng.;
Polytoca barbata (Roxb.) Stapf ex Hook.f.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Karsali, Baba Zara |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae |
| Description | : | Robust perennial, 1-3 m high. Leaf-blade 15-85 cm long, 5-15 (-25) mm wide, scabrid above, harshly scabrid on the margins, the lower surface covered with brittle irritant hairs. Inflorescence a much-branched leafy panicle with clusters of branches subtended by leaf-like spathes, the individual racemes supported by spatheoles comprising an inflated obovate sheath bearing a blade reduced to an awn-like cusp. Racemes 2-4 cm long, male or male above with a solitary female spikelet (rarely a second present) at the base. Male spikelets solitary or paired, 6-9 (-10.5) mm long; female spikelet 5-6 mm long, oblong, pallid or white. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Poales |
| Family | : Poaceae |
| Genus | : Chionachne |
| Species | : Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites |