About Glutene-rice Grass
Apluda is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia and to various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The only known species is Apluda mutica, native to Central Asia, China (incl. Taiwan + Tibet), Japan (incl Ryukyu Islands), Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Socotra, Oman. Formerly included see Andropogon, Ichnanthus, Ischaemum, Polytoca, Themeda, Zeugites
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Apluda mutica
- Genus
- Apluda
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and scrub forests, also in plains and wastelands
- Distribution
- Arabia and Socotra; throughout Tropical Asia, Pakistan, India, Australia and New Caledonia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Tachula, Tachhila, Pongta
- Kannada
- Akku hullu, Kaadu hanchi hullu
Poaceae
Grass family
Glutene-rice Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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