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Hemarthria compressa
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae (COL) |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta (COL) |
| Class | Liliopsida (COL) |
| Order | Poales (COL) |
| Family | Poaceae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Hemarthria | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | compressa | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2013 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Plants | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | L.f. R.Br. | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Hemarthria compressa is distributed in warm and tropical Asia, Australia and North Africa. In India it is known to occur in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh (Roy 2001), Maharasthra (Lakshminarasimhan 1996) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh (Cook 1996, Naskar 1990) and Andhra Pradesh (Pullaiah 1997, Reddy 2002).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Afghanistan; Angola (Angola); Australia; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Cameroon; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Ethiopia; India (Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia (Kalimantan); Iraq; Japan (Kyushu); Kenya; Malawi; Malaysia (Sabah); Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population: This is a widespread species but found rarely.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is a perennial erect grass normally floating at the edges of pools, lakes, rivers, also in damp places, ditches, banks and abandoned paddy fields (Cook 1996).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This plant ashes are used on cuts (Vardhana 2008). It is used as fodder in Australia and Africa (Datta & Banerjee 1978). Luteoforol is a chemical compound belonging to the flavan-4ol class of flavonoids. Flavone-C glycosides also present in the plant leaves (Jeffery et al. 1974).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No conservation actions are known to be taken for this species.
Citation: Kumar, B. 2013. Hemarthria compressa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177237A7396354. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177237A7396354.en. Downloaded on 10 June 2016.
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| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Hemarthria compressa, click this link: Synonyms. |
Hemarthria coromandelina Steud., nom. superfl. ¦ Hemarthria foliata Steud. ¦ Hemarthria glabra (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann ¦ Hemarthria guyanensis Steud. ¦ Hemarthria laxa Steud., pro syn. ¦ Hemarthria peruviana Steud., nom. nud. ¦ Lodicularia laxa Nees ex Steud., pro syn. ¦ Manisuris compressa (L.f.) Kuntze ¦ Rottboellia compressa L.f. ¦ Rottboellia glabra Roxb. ¦ Rottboellia tranchellii J.F.Gmel. ¦ Saccharum tripsacoides P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schultz., pro syn. ¦ Sanguinella thunbergii Gleichen ex P.Beauv., nom. nud. ¦ Sanguinella tripsacoides Gleichen ex P.Beauv., nom. nud. ¦ Tripsacum compressum (L.f.) Raspail ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Hemarthria compressa, click this link: Common Names. |
Whip Grass () |
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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