In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Data source and references for dactyloctenium aegyptium. Dactyloctenium aegyptium famine foods purdue university. It was introduced by accident to the americas and spread as a weed in maize and other crops in south america bogdan, 1977. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Crowfootgrass dactyloctenium aegyptium germination. Species richness, diversity and evenness were determined by simpson and shannon indices. Poaceae update for itis, in cooperation with natureserve, and based on the catalogue of new world grasses database and other sources. List of various diseases cured by dactyloctenium aegyptium.
Inflorescence of 26 broad spikes, up to nearly 6 cm long. Dactyloctenium species dactyloctenium aegyptium name synonyms aegilops saccharina walter cenchrus aegyptius l. Dactyloctenium a monocotyledonous genus of the family gramineae genus dactyloctenium liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Ligule a ciliolate membrane, or a ciliate membrane. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Dactyloctenium giganteum is a robust, clumpforming annual grass. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record view all images 7 photo. The racemes are fewer in number and plants shorter in stature probably due to grazing by cattle. Culms 3060 cm long, creeping or geniculately ascending, rooting at the nodes. Pharmacological evaluation of dactyloctenium aegyptium. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 05. Brief description grazyna paczkowska, thursday 4 november 1993. Dactyloctenium aegyptium dttae dactyloctenium australe dttau. The pharmacological potential of dactyloctenium aegyptium. Dysphania spp crumbweeds see also cyanogenic glycoside poisoning echinochloa spp. The pharmacological investigations revealed that dactyloctenium aegyptium.
Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. Dactyloctenium definition of dactyloctenium by the free. Contribution to the ecology of dactyloctenium aegyptium l. Check other web resources for dactyloctenium aegyptium l. Ethanolic extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium were examined for their phytochemical compounds and antimicrobial potential against three standard bacteria. Weed management decisions for this species can be derived from. Chemical study of dactyloctenium aegyptium 21revealed the presence of cynogenic glycosides and oxalic acid have been reported. Dactyloctenium is a genus of asian, african, and australian plants in the grass family. Mixed with semiground phaseolus aconitifolius, jacq.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. First seen in antwerp in 1882 between cobbles at the railway station waes, subsequently in 1902 near the red star line warehouse, also in antwerp fasseaux 1951. Dactyloctenium aegyptium egyptian grass this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Diversity, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of. Crude extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium and its fractions were evaluated to. Dactyloctenium aegyptium, or egyptian crowfoot grass is a member of the family poaceae native in africa. The plant mostly grows in heavy soils at damp sites. Cynodon dactylon and dactyloctenium aegyptium grass species were studied for endophytic fungi by potato dextrose agar pda and malt extract agar mea methods. The culms are up to 160cm tall and rarely less than 70cm, erect or geniculately ascending, sometimes rooting from the lower nodes 308.
How dactyloctenium aegyptium is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Dactyloctenium aegyptium manual of the alien plants of. Dactyloctenium aegyptium belongs to the tribe eragrostideae, poaceae. Culms compressed and spreading, rooting at the nodes, up to 60 cm tall.
An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region an infusion of the leaves, mixed with the seeds of cajanus cajan, is used to accelerate childbirth. Usdanrcs database of plants of the united states and its territories. It usually occurs in disturbed areas roadsides, fallows and waste lands, especially on sandy. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 406842 with original publication details.
Culms up to 50 cm tall, up to 5 noded, geniculately ascending, usually rooting from the lower nodes, thus giving the plants a pseudostoloniferous appearance, not rarely forming radiate mats, branched from the lower nodes. Pdf pharmacological evaluation of dactyloctenium aegyptium. Egyptian grass or durban crowfootgrass dactyloctenium aegyptium is an extremely invasive, hardtogetridof, nonnative grass in the central and southern united states, south throughout florida. The ethanolic extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium was investigated for its antiulcer activity against aspirin plus pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer in rats, hcl. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license.
Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in dactyloctenium aegyptium. It is annoying, invades lawns, is unattractive and also invades natural habitats from full sun to. Dactyloctenium aegyptium herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Dactyloctenium aegyptium makapuu lighthouse road, oahu beach wiregrass. The phytochemical analysis of dactyloctenium aegyptium showed that. Endophyte metabolites were tested for antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Fabaceae, the grains are prepared into a dish called keech, which is much relished.
Crowfootgrass dactyloctenium aegyptium germination and. Data source and references for dactyloctenium aegyptium egyptian grass from the usda plants database. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Bonap north american plant atlas of the biota of north america program. Dactyloctenium aegyptium is native to africa and widely distributed throughout the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions of the old world usda, 20. The methanolic fraction of ethanolic extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium has favourable effect in bringing down the severity of diabetes. Dactyloctenium synonyms, dactyloctenium pronunciation, dactyloctenium translation, english dictionary definition of dactyloctenium. Pdf crude extract of dactylotenium aegyptium and its fractions were evaluated to. An indigenous plant used to manage gastrointestinal ailments. Crowfootgrass, a c4 species, is one of the principal weeds of dryseeded rice in asia.
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