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Desmostachya bipinnata

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Internal ID UUID64402fa0df0d3799877239
Scientific name Desmostachya bipinnata
Authority (L.) Stapf
First published in Fl. Cap. 7: 632 (1900)

Description Top

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Desmostachya bipinnata, commonly known as halfa grass, big cordgrass, and salt reed-grass, is an Old World perennial grass native to northeast and west tropical, and northern Africa, and countries in the Middle East, and temperate and tropical Asia. It is a tall, tufted, leafy, perennial grass, branching from the base, erect from a stout creeping rootstock. It is a weed commonly found in wheat crops and is used in folk medicine to treat dysentery and menorrhagia, and as a diuretic. In arid regions, it is used as fodder for livestock. It is also a very sacred plant in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions, and is mentioned in the Rig Veda and the Bhagavad Gita. Four new subspecies of D. bipinnata have been described.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Briza bipinnata L. Fl. Palaest. : 12 (1756)
Cynosurus durus Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 21 (1775)
Dactylis interrupta Rottler ex Stapf Fl. Brit. India 7: 325 (1896)
Desmostachya cynosuroides (Retz.) Stapf ex Massey Ptibl. Dept. Agric. & For., Bot. Ser., No. 1 (Sudan Grasses) 43 (1926).
Dinebra dura Lag. Elench. Pl. : 6 (1816)
Eragrostis bipinnata (L.) K.Schum. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 113 (1895)
Eragrostis cynosuroides P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. 71. 1812
Eragrostis thunbergii Baill. Hist. Pl. 12: 222 (1893)
Leptochloa bipinnata (L.) Hochst. Flora 38: 422. 1855
Megastachya bipennata P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 74 (1812)
Poa cynosuroides Retz. Observ. Bot. 4: 20 (1786)
Pogonarthria bipinnata (L.) Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 362 (1908 publ. 1907)
Rabdochloa bipinnata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 788 (1891)
Stapfiola bipinnata (L.) Kuntze Lex. Gen. Phan. : 532 (1903)
Uniola bipinnata (L.) L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 104 (1762)
Desmostachya pingalaiae Raole & R.J.Desai Nordic J. Bot. 26: 196 (2008)
Desmostachya cynosuroides Stapf ex R.E.Massey Publ. Dept. Agric. For., Bot. Ser. 1: 43 (1926)
Desmostachys bipinnata (L.) Stapf Fl. Cap. 7: 632 1900

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Language Common/alternative name
English daabh
Bengali কুশ
Estonian pühahein
Persian کَرته( گیاه جاروب)
French kusha
Gujarati દર્ભ
Gujarati દાભ, ડાભડો, કુશ
Hebrew חילף החולות
Kannada ದರ್ಭೆ
Lithuanian plunksninė pomiglė
Malayalam ദർഭ
Marathi कुश
Nepali कुश
sd ڊڀ
Tamil தருப்பைப்புல்
Telugu దర్భ
Thai หญ้ากุศะ
Urdu کش
Chinese 羽穗草

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Central African Republic
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • China
      • Hainan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Cocos (keeling) Islands
      • Lesser Sunda Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000862775
UNII 505T7I6NAV
USDA Plants DEBI5
Tropicos 25509493
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:398084-1
The Plant List kew-407869
Open Tree Of Life 266854
NCBI Taxonomy 1245295
IUCN Red List 13579796
IPNI 398084-1
iNaturalist 436201
GBIF 4142071
Freebase /m/0gfg4p8
EPPO DETBI
EOL 2896418
USDA GRIN 13689
Wikipedia Desmostachya_bipinnata

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Exploring the benefits of wild plants in dietary nutrition: investigating perspectives, choices, health impacts and sustainable practices Anwar T, Qureshi H, Shahzadi S, Siddiqi EH, Ali HM, Abdelhamid MM, Nazim M BMC Complement Med Ther 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10865668
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04379-4
PMID:38355544
Spatial distribution of the four invasive plants and their impact on natural communities’ dynamics across the arid and semi-arid environments in northwest Pakistan Khan N, Ullah R, Okla MK, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Saleh IA, Abu-Harirah HA, AlRamadneh TN, AbdElgawad H Front Plant Sci 25-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10485558
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1207222
PMID:37692447
Management of Mutrashmari (urolithiasis) with Palasha Kshara and Ashmarihara Kwatha: An open-labelled placebo-controlled clinical trial Kumari M, Tukaram D Ayu 02-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10468020
doi:10.4103/ayu.AYU_225_19
PMID:37655175
Lipid metabolism and antioxidant system contribute to salinity tolerance in halophytic grass seashore paspalum in a tissue-specific manner Pan L, Hu X, Liao L, Xu T, Sun Q, Tang M, Chen Z, Wang Z BMC Plant Biol 24-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10290340
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04358-w
PMID:37353755
Potential use of saline resources for biofuel production using halophytes and marine algae: prospects and pitfalls Abideen Z, Ansari R, Hasnain M, Flowers TJ, Koyro HW, El-Keblawy A, Abouleish M, Khan MA Front Plant Sci 02-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10272829
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1026063
PMID:37332715
Allelopathy: an alternative tool for sustainable agriculture Ain Q, Mushtaq W, Shadab M, Siddiqui MB Physiol Mol Biol Plants 24-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10172429
doi:10.1007/s12298-023-01305-9
PMID:37187777
The combination of salt and drought benefits selective ion absorption and nutrient use efficiency of halophyte Panicum antidotale Hussain T, Asrar H, Zhang W, Liu X Front Plant Sci 21-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10160469
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1091292
PMID:37152144
Plastid phylogenomics and morphological character evolution of Chloridoideae (Poaceae) Wang R, Zhang XJ, Guo XX, Xing Y, Qu XJ, Fan SJ Front Plant Sci 02-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9666777
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1002724
PMID:36407581
Evaluation of Halophyte Biopotential as an Unused Natural Resource: The Case of Lobularia maritima Ben Hsouna A, Michalak M, Kukula-Koch W, Ben Saad R, ben Romdhane W, Zeljković SĆ, Mnif W Biomolecules 28-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9687265
doi:10.3390/biom12111583
PMID:36358933
Flavonoids-Rich Plant Extracts Against Helicobacter pylori Infection as Prevention to Gastric Cancer Ivyna de Araújo Rêgo R, Guedes Silvestre GF, Ferreira de Melo D, Albino SL, Pimentel MM, Silva Costa Cruz SB, Silva Wurzba SD, Rodrigues WF, Goulart de Lima Damasceno BP, Cançado Castellano LR Front Pharmacol 31-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9470917
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.951125
PMID:36120379
Plant species diversity assessment and monitoring in catchment areas of River Chenab, Punjab, Pakistan Ali MA, Iqbal MS, Ahmad KS, Akbar M, Mehmood A, Hussain SA, Arshad N, Munir S, Masood H, Ahmad T, Kaloi GM, Islam M PLoS One 12-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9374230
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0272654
PMID:35960769
Connecting nutritional facts with the traditional ranking of ethnobotanically used fodder grasses by local farmers in Central Punjab of Pakistan Harun N, Chaudhry AS, Shaheen S, Ahmad M, Sahan Z, Bashir H Sci Rep 19-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9296496
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-15937-6
PMID:35853918
Biomass Production and Predicted Ethanol Yield Are Linked with Optimum Photosynthesis in Phragmites karka under Salinity and Drought Conditions Abideen Z, Koyro HW, Hussain T, Rasheed A, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS, Hussain MI, Zulfiqar F, Mansoor S, Abbas Z Plants (Basel) 23-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9268768
doi:10.3390/plants11131657
PMID:35807609
A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces Gautam AK, Avasthi S, Verma RK, Sushma, Niranjan M, Devadatha B, Jayawardena RS, Suwannarach N, Karunarathna SC J Fungi (Basel) 14-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9224716
doi:10.3390/jof8060633
PMID:35736116
Interactions Between Natural Products and Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Literature Review Yen C, Zhao F, Yu Z, Zhu X, Li CG Front Pharmacol 02-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9201062
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.847113
PMID:35721162

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
14-(5-Ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadec-7-ene-5,9-diol 5318414 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(C=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C)C(C)C 430.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 122544 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
7beta-Hydroxysitosterol 12309569 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(C=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C)C(C)C 430.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
Beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside 296119 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
Ikshusterol 161816 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(C=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C)C(C)C 430.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2

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