Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Also known as Corn Panicgrass
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Echinochloa colona
- Genus
- Echinochloa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshes and bunds of paddy fields
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Tropics and sub-tropics
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- 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.
About Jungle Rice
Jungle Rice (Echinochloa colona) 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 marshes and bunds of paddy fields. It occurs across Tropics and sub-tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Poaceae
Grass family
Jungle Rice belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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