Eleusine indica, (L.) Gaertner
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1. E. indica (L.) Gaertner View in CoL , Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 8 (1788).
Caespitose annual. Stems 15-85 cm, branching near base, erect or geniculate; sheaths compressed, glabrous. Leaves 5-23 cm x 3-6 mm, linear. Inflorescence of 5-12 slender spikes each 3 -5-15 cm x 3-5 mm; spikelets elliptical, with 4-9 florets. Glumes unequal, acute, lanceolate-oblong. Lemma lanceolate; keel broadened above middle. Grain 1-1-3 mm, brownish-red. Roadsides and disturbed ground. Naturalized in S. Europe; casual elsewhere. [Az Bu Ga?Hs It Lu.] (Tropics and subtropics.)
A polymorphic species.
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Eleusine indica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1980 |
E. indica (L.)
| Gaertner 1788: 8 |