Lampa / Love Grass
Chrysopogon aciculatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- August-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysopogon aciculatus
- Genus
- Chrysopogon
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Polynesia, Australia
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- 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
- Lampa, Surwala
- Nepali
- घोडे दुबो Ghode Dubo, कुरे घाँस Kure Ghaans
- Bengali
- chorkanta, চোরকাঁটা
- Tamil
- Kampuputpi, Amaraputpi
- Kannada
- ಚೋರಪುಷ್ಪಿ Chorapushpi, ಶಂಖಿನಿ Shankhini, ಕೇಶಿನಿ Keshini ಹಗರ Hagara
- Malayalam
- kudira-pullu, കുറുക്കൻ പുല്ല്
- Assamese
- বনগুটি
About Lampa
Love Grass (Chrysopogon aciculatus) 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 degraded dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Tropical Asia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Polynesia, Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-October. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Poaceae
Grass family
Lampa belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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