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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Chrysopogon aciculatus |
| Family name: |
POACEAE
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| English name: |
Love Grass
Golden Beardgrass
Mackie's Pest
Needle Grass
Seed Grass
Spear Gras
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| Sinhala name: |
Tuththiri (තුත්තිරි)
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| Tamil name: |
Ottu Pul
Kampuputpi
Amaraputpi
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| Sanskrit name: |
Chorapushpi
Keshini
Shunkhini
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Prostrate perennial with stout creeping stolons; flowering culms 20-60 cm high. Leaf blades 1-9 cm long, 2-5 mm wide. Panicle 4-9 cm long. Sessile spikelets with a needle-like decurre4nt callus 3-5 mm long. Pedicelled spikeletes 4-5 mm long with short awn point.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Blood disorders
Malaria
Fever
Ulcers
Insomnia
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Root
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Available soon
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