Botanical Name: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Tamil Name: Arugampillu
Sanskrit Name: Niladurva
English Name: Bermuda Grass
M. Subramanian
Project Officer
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Chennai
Habitat
Slender,stoloniferous creeping perennials. Leaves 1-10 x 0.1-0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous; sheaths keeled; ligules fimbriate, membranous. Inflorescence of terminal, digitate 3-4 spikes; spikes 1-sided, oblong to 5 cm long. Spike-lets sessile, 2-3 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, laterally compressed, 1-flowered. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous, 1-nerved. Upper glume c. 2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous, 1-nerved.Lemma 2-3 x 1.5-2 mm, boat-shaped, ovate-oblong when spread, keeled.Palea 2-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, boat-shaped or oblong when spread, chartaceous. Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm long.Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, oblong; stigmas 0.5-1 mm long, pink.Caryopsis c. 1 mm, linear. (https://Indiabiodiversity.org/).