Poaceae
Cynodon

Cynodon barberi Rang. & Tadul.

First published in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 846 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; mat forming. Rhizomes absent. Stolons present; with alternating elongated and bunched internodes. Basal innovations flabellate. Culms geniculately ascending; 25-40 cm long; rooting from lower nodes. Culm-nodes glabrous. Leaf-sheaths 1-2.5 cm long; keeled. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; 1.5-4.6 cm long; 3-4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous, or hispid; sparsely hairy; hairy adaxially. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous. Leaf-blade apex acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence composed of racemes. Racemes 4-5; digitate; unilateral; 3-5 cm long. Rhachis narrowly winged; flattened. Spikelet packing broadside to rhachis; regular; 2 -rowed. Raceme-bases brief; pubescent. Spikelets appressed; solitary. Fertile spikelets sessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; compressed strongly; 2.2-2.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; compressed strongly; 2.2-2.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes deciduous; similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume oblong; 1-2 mm long; 0.75 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume oblong; 2.2-2.5 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute; muticous, or mucronate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma ovate; laterally compressed; 1.8-2 mm long; cartilaginous; keeled; 3 -veined. Lemma midvein pubescent. Lemma surface pubescent; hairy on veins; with clavate hairs. Lemma apex acute. Palea 2 -veined. Palea keels ciliolate (with clavate hairs).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Anthers 3.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; 1-1.3 mm long.
Distribution
Asia-tropical: India.
Reference
Cynodonteae. Patunkar.
[GB]

Sources

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