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Isachne veldkampii

Herb

Habit: Herb
Native to: India
Flowering: August-October

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Isachne veldkampii
Genus: Isachne
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grows in marshy soils and along streams in lateritic rocks
Habitat type: Wetland, Rocky
Native to: India
Flowering & fruiting: August-October
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Parallel

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 Isachne veldkampii itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Isachne veldkampii

A member of the Poaceae family, Isachne veldkampii is a herb. It is native to India. It grows in grows in marshy soils and along streams in lateritic rocks. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.

Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Isachne veldkampii belongs to the Poaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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