Digitaria longiflora

• Botanical Name : Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers.
• Synonyms : Paspalum longiflorum Retz.
• Plant Family : Poaceae (Gramineae)

• According to the Rules of ICBN the names of the families should end in -aceae. Thus the new name for the family Gramineae became Poaceae. However, the name Gramineae is also exempted and conserved under 'Nomina Conservanda' because of their constant use for a long time.

• Plant Form : Grasses
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 16-18, 22, 26, 29
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park

About Digitaria longiflora Plant :

• Habit : Tufted annuals, creeping and rooting at nodes or suberect, upto 45 cm tall.
• Leaves : Long, linear to linear-lanceolate, flat, glabrous or hairy.
• Inflorescence and Flowers :
  • Racemes digitate 2-5, 4-7 cm long.
  • Spikelets 0.2-0.3 cm long, elliptic-oblong, appressed to rachis.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - September
• Significance : Common throughout.