durva :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cynodon
Species: Cynodon dactylon

Allied species:

Cynodon pedicellatus Caro

Cynodon polevansii Stent

Cynodon portoricensis Willd. ex Steud. nom. inval.

Cynodon repens Dulac nom. illeg.

Cynodon sarmentosus Gray nom. illeg.

Cynodon scabrifolius Caro

Cynodon stellatus Willd.

Cynodon tenuis Trin.

Cynodon umbellatus (Lam.) Caro

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Niladurva, saddala, ananta • Bhargavi, Doorwa, Granthi, Sveta.
English: Bermuda grass , Bahama grass; couch grass; devil grass; dogs tooth grass; quick grass; star grass
Hindi: दूब Doob, Dobri
Urdu: Doob
Telugu: Ghericha, gerichagaddi
Bengali: দুর্বা Durba
Marathi: garikehullu, balli garike, ambate hullu
Oriya: dubbo ghas
Gujarathi: Drow
Tamil: Arugampillu, Arukampillu, muyalpul •
Malayalam: Karuka-oulli, Karuk, Karukappullu
Kannada: garikehullu, balli garike, ambate hullu
Punjabi: Dub, Kabbar, Talla.
Sindhi: khabbal; talla
Arabic: nageel
Spanish: grama Bermuda; grama común; grama de Espana; gramilla; pasto bermuda; zacate de gallina
Mexican: agrasia
Assamese: Dubari
Japanese: gyogishiba
Chinese: 狗牙根
French: chiendent; chiendent dactyle; gros chiendent; herbes-des-Bermudes; pied de poule
German: Echte-Hundsahn; Finger-Hundsahn
Burma: mye-sa-myet; mye-za-gyi
Nepal: Motie molulu, Dubo.
Persian: Marg.
Sinhalese: aruham-pul; buha
Greek: agriada

Varities:

Cynodon dactylon var. aridus J.R. Harlan & de Wet – Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon var. biflorus Merino

Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon (L.) Pers. – Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon var. longiglumis Caro & E.A. Sánchez

Cynodon dactylon var. pilosus Caro & E.A. Sánchez

Raja Nighantu has classified Durva into

Neela durva
Shweta durva
Maalaa durva
Gandaali durva

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