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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
Paspalum longifolium is tufted annual or rhizomatous perennial native to tropical Asia and northern Australia including Samoa islands. In India, it is distributed in Andaman, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and West Bengal. It is only confined to Nilgiris and Salem in Tamil Nadu (Kabeer and Nair 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland); Bangladesh; Cambodia; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India (Andaman Is., Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal); Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population:
Widely distributed, but rare in its occurrence.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It can be seen on mountain slopes, field margins, in moist and swampy places, but not very common.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
Its grains are cooked like rice. This species have been identified as soil moisture indicators in Taiwan (Maja et al. 2008).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
There are not threats known for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are needed for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2011. Paspalum longifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177342A7417583. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177342A7417583.en. Downloaded on 19 October 2016.
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