grass Chrysopogon aciculatus (Andropogon aciculatus)

[surajit koley]

Sir / Madam,

A common grass in playing fields is CHORKANTA in Bengali. "Plant Groups" refers this as Andropogon aciculatus.

Species : Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. (syn. Andropogon aciculatus Retz.)

Habit & Habitat : common grass in grassland, avg. height 1 foot

Date : 13/6/12, 12.12 p.m.

Place : Hooghly

ID help : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!search/Andropogon$20aciculatus/indiantreepix/Sru6HXx7jyQ/U1a24xBxGDcJ

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Surajit Koley

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

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[surajit koley]

Dear All Respected Members,

This grass is very common in uncultivated land, outfields of playgrounds. We call this CHORKANTA in Bengali. My assumption, of it being  Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. (syn. Andropogon aciculatus Retz.), based upon - 

1. "a pest of waste fields during the rains" - "Plant Groups" by H. Mukherji, a college text book from West Bengal
2. records from Serampore (Hooghly) - "Flora Indica, or, Descriptions of Indian plants / by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: Printed for W. Thacker, 1832. url p. 722." = http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Andropogon_aciculatus/

However, description and id keys of the grass is available, but beyond my understanding -

• flora of China - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107007
• flora of Taiwan - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=200025058
• a pdf file from the above site - http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF22/Chrysopogon.pdf

I will try to collect data on measurements of this grass too.

Thank you, thanks to Garg Sir,

Regards,

Surajit Koley

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Yes! Chrysopogon aciculatus from me too! Locally called as 'Chirchiri' (चिरचिरी) in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.

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Ritesh.

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[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Ritesh Ji for the ID of this grass. I will try to scale this grass too.

A great Sunday to you, to all....

Regards,

Surajit Koley

[surajit koley]

SIr,

Recorded more images of this grass today (25-June-2012)

Regards,

Surajit Koley