Chloris barbata Sw.
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Family: Poaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Monocotyledonae
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Chloris
Species: Chloris barbata
Common Name:
English: Swollen Finger Grass, airport grass, feather finger grass, fingergrass, pea-cock plumegrass, plush grass, purpletop chloris, swollen fingergrass, swollen windmill grass
Malayalam: konda-pullu
Tamil: Chevvarakupul, Kotai-p-pul, Kodai pullu,
Description: Swollen Finger Grass is a tufted annual grass up to 90 cm tall. Stems and sheaths are strongly compressed, with blades long and lax, 10-30 cm long and up to 6 mm wide. Nodes are often purplish, as are the basal sheaths. Ligules are membranaceous, jagged. Spikes are 2-11, mostly 10, fertile lemma obovate, about 3 mm long, slightly hairy on the keel, long-hairy on the upper margins, awned, the awn about 4-6 mm long. Two rudimentary lemmas borne beyond the fertile lemma – these are also awned.
Phenology: July – April
Uses: Medicinal uses around the world use of C. barbata include to treat rheumatism, while juice from the plant is used as an antibacterial and antimicrobial to treat skin disorders. The species is also said to possess anti-diabetic properties. The purplish, feathery-looking spikes are used in hat leis in Hawaii.
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