Herb
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Agropyron geminatum (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f. |
synonym | Chloris repens Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Cynodon indicus (L.) Raspail |
synonym | Cynosurus ara Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud. |
synonym | Cynosurus indicus L. |
synonym | Cynosurus pectinatus Lam. |
synonym | Eleusine distachya Trin. ex Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Eleusine distans Link, nom. illeg. |
synonym | Eleusine domingensis Sieber ex Schult., pro syn. |
synonym | Eleusine glabra Schumach. |
synonym | Eleusine gonantha Schrank |
synonym | Eleusine gouinii E.Fourn. |
synonym | Eleusine inaequalis E.Fourn. |
synonym | Eleusine indica var. major E.Fourn. |
synonym | Eleusine indica var. monostachya F.M.Bailey |
synonym | Eleusine indica var. oligostachya Honda |
synonym | Eleusine indica var. sandaensis Vanderyst, nom. provis. |
synonym | Eleusine japonica Steud. |
synonym | Eleusine macrosperma Stokes |
synonym | Eleusine marginata Lindl. |
synonym | Eleusine polydactyla Steud. |
synonym | Eleusine rigidifolia E.Fourn. |
synonym | Eleusine scabra E.Fourn. |
synonym | Eleusine textilis Welw., nom. provis. |
synonym | Juncus loureiroana Schult. & Schult.f. |
synonym | Leptochloa pectinata (Lam.) Kunth |
synonym | Paspalum dissectum Kniph., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Poa spicata Willd. ex Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Triticum geminatum Spreng. |
🗒 Common Names
Assamese |
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📚 Overview
Brief
Flowering class: Monocot
Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Watve, A.
Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Kumar, V.S., Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K. & Rao, M.L.V.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Eleusine indica is common and widespread species. It grows in many moist areas and is tolerant of heavy human disturbance. It has large populations, is not being used or traded and has no threats. Considering this, the species is listed as Least Concern.
Conservation Actions: Conservation action does not exist or is considered necessary for this species.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Description
Annuals. Culms tufted, 10-50 cm high; nodes glabrous. Leaves 5-25 x 0.4-0.6 cm, linear-lancoleate or linear, base rounded, blunt at apex, often folded; sheaths keeled, softly pilose; ligule truncate, membranous. Spikes digitate or subdigitate,2-18, each 3-8 cm long. Spikelets 4-6 mm long, ovate or oblong, 3-6-flowered. Lower glume 1.5-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, lanceolate, keeled, chartaceous, 3-nerved. Upper glume 2-3 x 1 mm, oblong, keeled, chartaceous, 5-nerved. Lemmas 2-3 x 1.5-2 mm, ovate-oblong, chartaceous, 3-nerved, sub acute. Paleas 2-2.5 x 1 mm, oblong-elliptic, 2-keeled, 2-nerved. Stamens 3; anthers c.0.5 mm long. Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, elliptic; stigmas c. 0.5 mm long, violet. Caryopsis subglobose, deeply grooved on one side, transversely rugose.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Habitat and Ecology: It grows in moist as well as marshy areas, puddles, shallow ponds, fields, river and stream edges, ditches, canals etc. It is tolerant of heavy disturbance like trampling, organic pollution and can grow along sewage lines, gutters easily.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
List of Habitats: 4, 4.6, 4.7, 5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 15, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Open plain areas, roadsides and wastelands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Description
Range Description: Eleusine indica is common and widespread species. Reported from Europe, Asia and Africa.
Countries - Native: Albania; Angola (Angola); Australia; Cambodia; Canada; China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Tibet [or Xizang], Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Costa Rica; Egypt (Egypt (African part)); El Salvador; France; Guatemala; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; New Zealand; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Poland; Portugal (Azores); Sao Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Slovakia; South Africa; Spain (Canary Is.); Taiwan, Province of China; United States; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zimbabwe
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Global Distribution
Pantropical
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab; Africa
Indian Distribution
Cultivated in hilly areas of Assam
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Watve, A.
Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Kumar, V.S., Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K. & Rao, M.L.V.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Eleusine indica is common and widespread species. It grows in many moist areas and is tolerant of heavy human disturbance. It has large populations, is not being used or traded and has no threats. Considering this, the species is listed as Least Concern.
Conservation Actions: Conservation action does not exist or is considered necessary for this species.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
Siddha
Traditional chinese medicine
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=888
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=888 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=888
- Cynosurus indicus L., Sp. Pl. 72. 1753.
- Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 8. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 293. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1839(1273). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 340. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 469. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 459. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 353. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 538. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 452. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 930. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 572. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 371. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 538. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 432. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 513. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 384. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 824. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 525. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 392. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 817. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 575. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 846. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 976. 2009.
- Watve, A. 2010. Eleusine indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Boulos, L. 2005. Flora of Egypt, Monocotyledons (Alismataceae - Orchidaceae). Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.; Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006 onwards. Grassbase - The Online World Grass Flora. Available at: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html..; Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Villle de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2011. African Plants Database (version 3.3.3). Pretoria Available at:http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/afric. (Accessed: 2011).; Hansen, A. and Sunding, P. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants.Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Maire, R. 1953. Flore de l'Afrique du nord. Lechevalier éd., Paris.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2006. Flora of China. pp. 364. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Watve, A. 2010. Eleusine indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Citation: Watve, A. 2010. Eleusine indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Boulos, L. 2005. Flora of Egypt, Monocotyledons (Alismataceae - Orchidaceae). Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.; Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006 onwards. Grassbase - The Online World Grass Flora. Available at: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html..; Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Villle de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2011. African Plants Database (version 3.3.3). Pretoria Available at:http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/afric. (Accessed: 2011).; Hansen, A. and Sunding, P. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants.Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Maire, R. 1953. Flore de l'Afrique du nord. Lechevalier éd., Paris.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2006. Flora of China. pp. 364. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=888
- Cynosurus indicus L., Sp. Pl. 72. 1753.
- Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 8. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 293. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1839(1273). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 340. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 469. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 459. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 353. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 538. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 452. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 930. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 572. 1990; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 371. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 538. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 432. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 513. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 384. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 824. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 525. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 392. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 817. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 575. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 846. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 976. 2009.
- Watve, A. 2010. Eleusine indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Boulos, L. 2005. Flora of Egypt, Monocotyledons (Alismataceae - Orchidaceae). Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.; Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006 onwards. Grassbase - The Online World Grass Flora. Available at: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html..; Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Villle de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2011. African Plants Database (version 3.3.3). Pretoria Available at:http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/afric. (Accessed: 2011).; Hansen, A. and Sunding, P. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants.Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Maire, R. 1953. Flore de l'Afrique du nord. Lechevalier éd., Paris.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2006. Flora of China. pp. 364. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Watve, A. 2010. Eleusine indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
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- Boulos, L. 2005. Flora of Egypt, Monocotyledons (Alismataceae - Orchidaceae). Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.; Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006 onwards. Grassbase - The Online World Grass Flora. Available at: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html..; Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Villle de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2011. African Plants Database (version 3.3.3). Pretoria Available at:http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/afric. (Accessed: 2011).; Hansen, A. and Sunding, P. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants.Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Maire, R. 1953. Flore de l'Afrique du nord. Lechevalier éd., Paris.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2006. Flora of China. pp. 364. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Eleusine |
Species | Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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👥 Groups