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Zenkeria sebastinei
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Zenkeria sebastinei Henry & Chandrab., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 15: 142. 1973; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 364. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 562. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 553. 1998; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 446. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 850. 2002.
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Description:
Tufted perennials; culms, 50 cm high; nodes sparsely hairy. Leaves 20-25 x 1 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, narrowing towards the base, pubescent above; sheath keeled, glabrous; ligule a row of hairs. Panicle 15 x 7-8 cm, effuse; axis and branches hairy. Spikelets 4-5 x 3 mm, ovate-lanceolate, pedicelled; glumes sub-equal, 2.5-3 x 1.5 mm, ovate, acute; lemma 5 x 1 mm, lanceolate, 7-nerved, densely hairy; palea 4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, 2-nerved, densely hairy; anthers 3 mm long; style very short; stigma 1.5 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-November
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist rocky grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
1000-1800
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Localities:
Vellimala, Agastyarkudam, Agasthymala peak, Athirumala
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