✿Poaceae · Chionachne
Kasai / Giant Adlay Millet
Chionachne koenigii
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chionachne koenigii
- Genus
- Chionachne
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along stream sides in moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- 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
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kasai itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kachalu, Suku dabha
- Marathi
- Kasai, Varival
- Tamil
- Kochikai
- Telugu
- Gela gaddi, Kaasi gaddi, Kalivaeru gaddi
About Kasai
A member of the Poaceae family, Giant Adlay Millet (Chionachne koenigii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Gujarat and 2 other states. It grows in along stream sides in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Kasai belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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