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Desmostachya
Scientific Name: Desmostachya
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Desmostachya bipinnata
Desmostachya bipinnata, belonging to the Poaceae (or Gramineae) family, is a perennial grass known by several common names.
Common Names:
- Halfa grass
- Big cordgrass
- Salt reed-grass
- Jilda (Iraq)
- Halfa (Egypt, Arabia)
- Daabh
- Kush
- Dabh
- Davoli
- Durva
- Dabhena
- Kusha (Kannada)
- Dharbe (Kannada)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Scientific Name: Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf
- Family: Poaceae (Gramineae)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms:
- Briza bipinnata L.
- Cynosurus durus Forssk.
- Dactylis interrupta Rottler ex Stapf
- Desmostachya cynosuroides (Retz.) Stapf ex Massey
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- The genus Desmostachya was originally published as Eragrostis sect. Desmostachya
Distribution and Habitat:
Desmostachya bipinnata is an Old World perennial grass found in:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Egypt (including Sinai)
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Oman
Morphological Characteristics:
- Tall, tufted perennial grass
- Rhizomatous, branching from the base
- Stout, robust rhizomes covered with shiny sheaths
- Rigid and herbaceous culms
- Densely clumped caespitose habit
- Elongated scaly rhizomes
- Butt sheaths are scarious, pallid, or dark brown and glabrous
Considerations for Pets:
- Desmostachya bipinnata is a grass.
- It possesses rhizomes covered with sheaths.
- It is described as a robust grass.
Considerations for Children:
- Desmostachya bipinnata is a grass.
- It possesses rhizomes covered with sheaths.
- It is described as a robust grass.
Traditional Uses:
Desmostachya bipinnata has a history of traditional use:
- In Ayurvedic medicine, it's an official drug and various parts of the plant have been used.
- It has been traditionally used in the treatment of various disorders like asthma and kidney stones.
- In the Indian traditional system of medicine, the root has been used for the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
- Kusha (Imperata cylindrica) and Darbha (Desmostachya bipinnata) are enlisted among Trinapanchamoola, which is a well-known diuretic.