About Indian Comet Grass
Indian Comet Grass (Perotis indica) 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 wastelands. It occurs across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaya, Southeast Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Perotis indica
- Genus
- Perotis
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaya, Southeast Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- narival, kudiraival pullu, thopparai pullu
- Kannada
- narimisai-hullu, jabburu-korlai-hullu
- Malayalam
- tsjeria-kuren-pullu
- Marathi
- dev-nail, urya-nail
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Indian Comet Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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