POACEAE-PANICEAE II

I- SACCIOLEPIS   COMPACT PANICLE,SPIKELET GIBBOUS AT BASE,,4 SCALES,3 MEMBRANOUS
1-SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

 SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

 SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

 SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

 SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

SACCIOLEPIS STRIATA

II-STEIICHISMA HIANS=PANICUM HIANS

 PANICUM HIANS

 PANICUM HIANS

PANICUM HIANS PEDICEL SPIKELET ARTICULATE BELOW SCALES

III-AMPHICARPON   AMPHICARPON PERENNIAL 2 TYPES OF SPIKELET ONE TERMINAL,ONE SUBTERRANEUM

IV -CHAETOCHLOA=SETARIA  IN THIS GRASSES THERE ARE COMPACT PANICLE,SPIKELET WITH DECIDUOUS BRISTLE AT BASE. SPIKELET WHIT INDURATE SCALES

1- CHAETOCHLOA VERTICILLATA=SETARIA VERTICILATA

SETARIA VERTICILLATA

SETARIA VERTICILLATA  BRISTLE RETROSELY BARBED
2- CHAETOCHLOA GLAUCA=SETARIA LUTESCENT

3 CHAETOCHLOA IMBERBIS= SETARIA GENICULATA

SETARIA GENICULATA MANY BRISTLE PERENNIAL

SETARIA GENICULATA

4 CHAETOCHLOA GLAUCA= SETARIA LUTESCENS

SETARIA LUTESCENS



5-CHAETOCHLOA VIRIDIS=SETARIA VIRIDIS

 SETARIA VIRIDIS  PANICLE

SETARIA VIRIDIS PANICLE SECOND GLUME AS LARGE AS FRUIT FRUITING SCALE DULL

5-CHAETOCHLOA ITALICA=SETARIA ITALICA

 SETARIA ITALICA FRUITING SCALE DULL

SETARIA ITALICA

6- SETARIA MAGNA

PANICLE SCALES SHINING

SETARIA MAGNA-CHAETOCHLOA MAGNA

V- CENCHRUS SPIKELET WITH SPINY INVOLUCRE

1- CENCHRUS TRIBULOIDES=CENCHRUS INCERTUS=CENCHRUS PAUCIFLORUS

CENCHRUS TRIBULOIDES


2- CENCHRUS CAROLINIANUS= CENCHRUS LONGISPINUS.CENCHRUS TRIBULOIDES
                                                            CENCHRUS SPINIFEX

CENCHRUS LONGISPINUS=CENCHRUS SPINIFEX MAY BE DIFFERENT FORM OF C.TRIBULOIDES