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Apluda mutica L.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)

Flower/Fruit: Fl. & Fr. Per.: August-November.

Type: Type locality: India.

Distribution: Distribution: Pakistan (Sind, Punjab, N.W.F.P. & Kashmir); Arabia and Socotra; throughout tropical Asia and in Australia and New Caledonia.

Comment/Acknowledgements: This is considered to be a fairly good fodder grass and is readily eaten by cattle when young. It is very common in the plains and at low elevation in the Himalayas. In hedges and bushy places it usually assumes a climbing habit. It often constitutes a large part of the undergrowth in forests.

Map Location: B-6 Peshawar dist.: Peshawar University Campus, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 1655 (KUH); B-7 Hazara dist.: 12 miles from Abbottabad on way to Nathia Gali, S.A. Faruqi & M. Qaiser 3443 (K,KUH); Kagan Glen, 5000', E. W. Trotter 131 (RAW); 2 miles from Abbottabad on way to Mansehra, Sultanul Abdein & M. Qaiser 8626 (KUH); Swat dist.: Mingora, 3000', 10 August 1952, R.R.Stewart s.n. (K); Kalam, 5 September 1966, Sadr-uddin s.n.; (KUH); Kashmir: Muzaffarabad, 1050 m, F. Schmid 750(K); Neelam Valley Road, 6 miles from Muzaffarabad, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4905 (KUH); Chenari, Jhelum Valley Road, R.R.Stewart 11432(K), 12448(RAW); C-.6 Peshawar dist.: Chirat, Dwarka Nath 189(RAW); C-7 Rawalpindi dist.: 25 km N of Rawalpindi on road to Murree, D. Podlech 20051(K); Upper Topa, Murree Hills, 6-7000', R.R. Stewart 23374(K); Murree Road, 5000', R.R. Stewart 8463(RAW); ibid., Mohindar Nath 63 (KUH); Sargodha dist.: Sakesar, A. Rahman Beg 24854 (K, RAW); Jhelum dist.: J.E.T. Aitchison 271(K); Attock dist.: Wah, R.R. Stewart 27066 (RAW), 24856 (K); ibid., M. Qaiser 273 (KUH); Campbellpur dist.. Hasan Abdal. J.E.T. Aitchison 257 (K): Jhelum dist.: about 10 miles from Jhelum on way to Pindi, M. Qaiser 3549 (KUH); Hazara dist.: Sarai Salah, 1800', R.R. Stewart & E. Nasir 27637 (K, RAW); D-7 Lahore dist.: 4 miles from Pattoki on way to Multan, M. Qaiser 3580 (KUH); D-8 Lahore dist.: Sultan Ahmad 11(RAW); G-5 Tharparkar dist.: Diplo, M. Qaiser, A. Ghafoor & Abrar Hussain 3813(K,KUH); about 4 miles from Mithi on way to Diplo, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 3706 (KUH); G-6 Tharparkar dist.: between Islamkot and Nagar Parkar (Thar Desert), M. Qaiser, A. Ghafoor & Abrar Hussain 3022 (K); hills at Nagar Parkar, M. Qaiser, A. Ghafoor & Abrar Hussan 3982 (Kl1H).