Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf
Dichanthium annulatum ( Forssk. ) Stapf in prain.Fl .Trop .Afr.9:178(1917);
Bor in Towns. , Cruest d Al- Rawi, Al- Irag O:523 (1369),; Bor in Rech. 2. 7]i
Pen TO SA0 (1970): COpe in Nasit & Ali, F. Pak. 143,280-282 (iban:
Jation & Renvoize in Poltill, Fl. Trop. East Afr. Cramineae: 72s (1P37),
Fig. 195.
English Name: Delhi grass, Marvel grass.
Arabic Name: Zamzoom, Hemeira. حميره-زمزوم
A tussocky perennial grass with woody rootstock. Culms up to 1 m Hall:
modes hairy. Leaf-blades flat or rolled, 3-30 cm long, 2-7 mm wide.
Inflorescence of 2-15, shortly peduncled, digitate or subdigitate spikes.
Spikelets more or less imbricate with or without the lower few pairs on a spike
homogamous. Sessile spikelets 2-6 mm long; lower glume tough, pubescent or
long-hairy below the middle; the awns 8-25 mm long, stout.
Saudi Arabia: All regions, usually as a weed in agricultural areas and lawns or
areas with better moisture regime. Huraimla, Draz & M. Al-Kharoubi
(RIY-6178); Riyadh, S. Chaudhary 6173, 6174 (RI); Al-Kharj, S.
Chaudhary 6175 (RIY), U. Bokhari (RIY-6711, 9198)
Distribution: Africa, Middle East to Far East. Introduced in many other
parts