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Dichanthium caricosum
Dichanthium caricosum
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Dichanthium caricosum
(L.) A. Camus
Synonyms :
Andropogon caricosus
L.
Common Name :
Zinzvo, Marvo, Zinu-Kaneru
Plant Family :
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Form :
Grasses
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Dichanthium caricosum Plant :
Habit :
Slenderor stout, erect or ascending, glabrous but for sometimes bearded nodes, tufted herbs.
Leaves :
Very narrowly linear, tubercled, hairy finely acuminate.
Inflorescence :
Racemes subdigitately fascicled. Spikelets 0.3-0.35 mm long.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
July-Dec
Significance :
Throughout in damp places and along hedges.