via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > A <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a> > *Aeluropus lagopoides* (L.) Thwaites ... (*family*: Poaceae OR Gramineae) [image: Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/8213586244/>
[image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Aeluropus%20lagopoides> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Aeluropuslagopoides&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Aeluropuslagopoides&format=kml_nl> ¿ *ay-lu-ROW-pus* ? -- from the Greek *ailouros* (cat) and *pous* (foot) ... Origin of Plant Names by D. A. Patil ¿ *lah-gop-OY-deez* ? -- ¿ similar to features of the genus *Lagopus* ? *commonly known as*: mangrove grass<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/mangrove-grass>• *Bengali*: নোনা দূর্বা nona durba<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/nona-durba-nona-durba>• *Gujarati*: ખારિયું ગાહ khariyu gah<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/khariyum-gaha-khariyu-gah>, લોલર lolar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/lolara-lolar>• *Marathi*: डोळा गवत dola gavat<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/dola-gavata-dola-gavat>• *Tamil*: கடல் அறுகம்புல் katal arukampul<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/katal-arukampul-katal-arukam-pul>• *Telugu*: పువ్వు గడ్డి puvvu gaddi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/puvvu-gaddi-puvvu-gaddi> *botanical names*: *Aeluropus lagopoides* (L.) Thwaites ... *synonyms*: *Aeluropus repens* (Desf.) Parl. • *Dactylis repens* Desf. ... NPGS / GRIN<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?408102> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed near Bhandup Pumping Station, Mumbai on 24 NOV 12 Regards. Dinesh --
