Code
ISCRU
Growth form
grass
Biological cycle
annual
Habitat
marshland
synonym | Andropogon arnottianus Steud. |
synonym | Andropogon griffithsiae Steud. |
synonym | Andropogon monostachyus Steud. [Illegitimate] |
synonym | Andropogon monostachyus Steud., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Andropogon rugosus Steud. |
synonym | Andropogon segetus (Trin.) Steud. |
synonym | Andropogon tong-dong Steud. |
synonym | Apluda rugosa Russell ex Wall. [Invalid] |
synonym | Apluda rugosa Russell ex Wall., nom. nud. |
synonym | Colladoa distachya Cav. |
synonym | Ischaemum colladoa Spreng. |
synonym | Ischaemum royleanum Miq. |
synonym | Ischaemum rugosum var. distachyum (Cav.) Merr. |
synonym | Ischaemum rugosum var. nanum A.Camus |
synonym | Ischaemum rugosum var. rugosum |
synonym | Ischaemum rugosum var. segetum (Trin.) Hack. |
synonym | Ischaemum segetum Trin. |
synonym | Ischaemum tashiroi Honda |
synonym | Meoschium arnottianum Nees |
synonym | Meoschium griffithii Nees & Arn. |
synonym | Meoschium royleanum Nees ex Steud. [Invalid] |
synonym | Meoschium royleanum Nees ex Steud., pro syn. |
synonym | Meoschium rugosum (Salisb.) Nees |
synonym | Meoschium wightii Nees [Invalid] |
synonym | Meoschium wightii Nees, nom. nud. |
synonym | Rottboellia glabrata Benth. ex Hemsl. [Invalid] |
synonym | Rottboellia glabrata Benth. ex Hemsl., nom. nud. |
synonym | Tripsacum distachyum (Cav.) Poir. |
synonym | Tripsacum distichum Raspail [Illegitimate] |
synonym | Tripsacum distichum Raspail, nom. superfl. |
Comorian |
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Créole Guyane |
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Malgache |
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Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Ischaemum rugosum is an annual grass of humid regions, which is mainly propagated by seed. The coated and floating seeds are easily spread by wind and water. Germination begins with the first rains or following the impoundment of rice.
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Elements to distinguish several species of Ischaemum
Species | Area | Biology | Inflorescence | Raceme | Spikelet | Lower glume of sessile spikelets | Sessile spikelet shape |
I. aristatum | Asia, Mauritius, West Indies | Vivacious | Not inserted in the last sheath | Glabrous | Without visible awn or only sessile spikelet 0-12 mm | Not rough | Concave |
I. rugosum | Africa, Asia, Madagascar | Annual | Partially insertedin the last sheath | Hairy | Brown geniculate awn visible15-20 mm | Very rough with 4 to 7 transversal ridges | Convex or flat |
I. afrum | Africa, India | Vivacious | Not inserted in the last sheath | Glabrous or hairy | Geniculate awn visible 5-20 mm | Not rough | Concave |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Ischaemum rugosum is native of tropical Asia, West and locally East Africa.
This species has been introduced in Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros), in Central and South America, and also Caribbean islands.
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_SA |
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Local harmfulness
Benin: Ischaemum rugosum is a rare and scarce weed of paddy fields.Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Fodder : In Madagascar, young plants of Ischaemum rugosum constitute a good fodder for cattle, but does not react favorably to overgrazing.
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Global control
For annual grass weed control tips irrigated rice and lowland in Africa, visit: http://portal.wiktrop.org/document/show/32Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Herbarium pictures ReCOLNAT: https://explore.recolnat.org/search/botanique/simplequery=Ischaemum%2520rugosum
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Ischaemum |
Species | Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. |