Tachula / Glutene-Rice Grass
Apluda mutica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Assam & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Tachula, Tachhila, Pongta
- Kannada
- Akku hullu, Kaadu hanchi hullu
About Tachula
Glutene-Rice Grass (Apluda mutica) is a herb belonging to the Poaceae family (Grass family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 2-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, caryopsis (grain) fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous and scrub forests, also in plains and wastelands. It occurs across Arabia and Socotra; throughout Tropical Asia, Pakistan, India, Australia and New Caledonia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Poaceae
Grass family
Tachula belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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