Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Persoon
(Syn: Panicum dactylon Linn.)
English name: Lawn-grass, Bermudagrass.
Local name: Sindhi- Chabbar, Sanhee Chabbar, Urdu- Chabbar, Punjabi-
Khabbal, Talla, Daurva.
Description:
A prostrate, perennial grass. Culms slender with many nodes. Inflorescence
green digitate. Propagates by splitting of the rooting nodes.
Flowering Period:
Most of the year.
Habitat:
Mesophytic. Common along trails, or on uncultivated land,
grasslands, lawns, widely grown as turf grass.
Uses:
Juice of the plant is taken to relieve indigestion; a paste
of the plant is applied to cuts and wounds. The plant has
good fodder value; leaves are deemed to be auspicious,
playing a role in many rituals .Widely grown as turf
grass.
Distribution:
Pakistan (Sindh, Balochistan, N.W.F.P. & Kashmir),
tropical and warm temperate regions throughout the
world.