Desmostachya bipinnata

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

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

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- 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

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan Umair M, Altaf M, Ahsan T, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Gatasheh MK, Elrobh M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 07-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11077875
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00686-9
PMID:38715115
Distribution Model Reveals Rapid Decline in Habitat Extent for Endangered Hispid Hare: Implications for Wildlife Management and Conservation Planning in Future Climate Change Scenarios Abedin I, Mukherjee T, Kim AR, Kim HW, Kang HE, Kundu S Biology (Basel) 20-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967808
doi:10.3390/biology13030198
PMID:38534467
Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Khadka A, Budha Magar A, Sharma KR ScientificWorldJournal 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10957254
doi:10.1155/2024/5080176
PMID:38515931
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
Helicobacter pylori infection in humans and phytotherapy, probiotics, and emerging therapeutic interventions: a review Liu M, Gao H, Miao J, Zhang Z, Zheng L, Li F, Zhou S, Zhang Z, Li S, Liu H, Sun J Front Microbiol 10-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10806011
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1330029
PMID:38268702
Exploration of the Wild Edible Plants Used for Basic Health Care by Local People of Bahawalpur and Adjacent Regions, Pakistan Anwar T, Qureshi H, Naeem H, Shahzadi S, Sehar Z, Hassan R Foods 25-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10573077
doi:10.3390/foods12193557
PMID:37835210
Identification of Lasiodiplodia species inciting stem rot of dragon fruit in India through polyphasic approach Ganesan S, Kumari N, Sahu S, Pattanaik M, Kishore K 3 Biotech 05-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10480115
doi:10.1007/s13205-023-03754-1
PMID:37681113
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
Integrative management of anaplastic astrocytoma through a combination of Ayurveda and conventional care: A case report Gautama PA, Subramanian N, Varma RG, Gangadharan GG J Ayurveda Integr Med 11-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10692369
doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100748
PMID:37442646
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
A Critical Review on Hygrothermal and Sound Absorption Behavior of Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Bhuvaneswari V, Devarajan B, Arulmurugan B, Mahendran R, Rajkumar S, Sharma S, Mausam K, Li C, Eldin ET Polymers (Basel) 04-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9656027
doi:10.3390/polym14214727
PMID:36365720

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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
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
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 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 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
7alpha-Hydroxysitosterol 161816 Click to see 430.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2
7Beta-hydroxy-beta-sitosterol 12309569 Click to see 430.70 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
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 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0083-2

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