Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Poaceae / Gramineae
Panicum antidotale Retz.
English Name: Blue Panicum, Blue Panicgrass.
Local name: Sindhi- Gharam, Urdu-
Gunara, Garmano, Ghirano.
Description:
A tall Perennial grass with creeping woody rootstock; flowering stem 90-180 cm
high, woody, erect or ascending, inflorescence a loose panicle, green.
Flowering Period:
Most part of the year.
Habitat:
Usually grows in clumps or in shelter of bushes and hedges on sandy, sandy loam
soils,infloodplainsandriverbedmargins.
Uses:
It is an excellent sand binder, but of doubtful value as
fodder. The smoke of the burning plant is said to be
used to fumigate wounds and as disinfectant in small
pox. It is said to be employed in throat affections and as
antidote for hydrophobia.
Distribution:
Pakistan, tropical Africa, Arabia, throughout Iran and
Afghanistan to India.
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