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Setaria
plicata
(Lam.) T. Cooke
Published In:
The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay 2: 919. 1908. (
Fl. Bombay
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 5/9/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Decumbent, Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
45 to 130
Stem stature:
Robust
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
15 to 33
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
3 to 4
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
Human edible:
Leaves, Stems
Other uses:
Medicinal/psychoactive properties
Details: Economic use:
Young shoots used as a vegetable. Used medicinally (Ambasta 1986).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.
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