✿Poaceae · Melanocenchris

Desert Black-Millet

Melanocenchris jacquemontii

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra & more
Flowering: August-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Melanocenchris jacquemontii
Genus: Melanocenchris
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Herb
Found in India: Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
Flowering & fruiting: August-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

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: Spiny/burr-likerecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruit: Grain

Characters marked “recorded” are for Desert Black-Millet itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Desert Black-Millet

Desert Black-Millet (Melanocenchris jacquemontii) belongs to the Poaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.

Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Desert Black-Millet belongs to the Poaceae family.

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

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