Panicle erect, oblong, composed of many verticilled, expanding, round, sessile, linear spikes. Spikelets imbricated in two rows on the underside of the spikes.
Calyx from 8-12 flowered, corol-like.
Corol, exterior valve ending in a long dagger, inner valve membranaceous.
Fruit : Seeds oblong, wrinkled, arilled.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : October
Significance :
The grain is eaten largely by poor classes, it is not considered to be very wholesome.
The straw is excellent fodder for cattle and is said to improve by keeping.
It is asserted that the grain is never attacked by insects.
The plant is used for purifying blood and in piles.
