Pan India Bouquets

Tripogon purpurascens Duthie

Family : POACEAE
(Grass Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : POACEAE
Synonym(s) : Tripogon abyssinicus Hook. f.; Tripogon hookerianus Bor; Tripogon jacquemontii var. submuticus Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tripogon purpurascens Duthie
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Arid places, especially open stony mountainsides
Comments / notes : This species similar to T. jacquemontii Stapf but differs from the latter in the surface of leaves and nature of roots; further the specific epithet refers to purple tinge on the whole plant.
Flower, Fruit : August
Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India, Xinjiang, Yemen
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Arabian Peninsula to North Thailand.
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 880
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Tripogon purpurascens. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.