Checklist of the grasses of India

Checklist of the grasses of India

A checklist of the grasses of India is presented, as compiled from survey of all available literature. Of the twelve subfamilies of grasses, ten are represented in India. Most subfamilies have been examined by taxonomic experts for up-to-date nomenclature. The list includes 1506 spec...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Kellogg, J. Richard Abbott, Kamaljit Bawa, Kanchi Gandhi, B. R. Kailash, K. N. Ganeshaiah, Uttam Babu Shrestha, Peter Raven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-10-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/38393/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-447e8ccf932c45deb0d742945bd5a3222020-11-25T04:03:16ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032020-10-01163156010.3897/phytokeys.163.3839338393Checklist of the grasses of IndiaElizabeth Kellogg0J. Richard Abbott1Kamaljit Bawa2Kanchi Gandhi3B. R. Kailash4K. N. Ganeshaiah5Uttam Babu Shrestha6Peter Raven7Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterMissouri Botanical GardenUniversity of Massachusetts, BostonHarvard University Herbaria5Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)University of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Southern QueenslandMissouri Botanical Garden A checklist of the grasses of India is presented, as compiled from survey of all available literature. Of the twelve subfamilies of grasses, ten are represented in India. Most subfamilies have been examined by taxonomic experts for up-to-date nomenclature. The list includes 1506 species plus infraspecific taxa and presents information on types, synonyms, distribution within India, and habit. Twelve new combinations are made, viz. Arctopoa tibetica (Munro ex Stapf) Prob. var. aristulata (Stapf) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Chimonocalamus nagalandianus (H.B. Naithani) L.G. Clark, comb. nov.; Chionachne digitata (L.f.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Chionachne wallichiana (Nees) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Dinebra polystachyos (R. Br.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp var. divaricata (Basappa & Muniv.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. puberula (Miq.) Kailash, comb. & stat. nov.; Tzveleviochloa schmidii (Hook. f.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa lata (Schumach.) C.E. Hubb. var. pubescens (C.E. Hubb.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa ramosa (L.) T.Q. Nguyen var. pubescens (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa semiundulata (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Ashalatha & V.J. Nair var. intermedia (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov. https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/38393/download/pdf/
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Kanchi Gandhi
B. R. Kailash
K. N. Ganeshaiah
Uttam Babu Shrestha
Peter Raven
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J. Richard Abbott
Kamaljit Bawa
Kanchi Gandhi
B. R. Kailash
K. N. Ganeshaiah
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Peter Raven
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J. Richard Abbott
Kamaljit Bawa
Kanchi Gandhi
B. R. Kailash
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Peter Raven
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title Checklist of the grasses of India
title_short Checklist of the grasses of India
title_full Checklist of the grasses of India
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description A checklist of the grasses of India is presented, as compiled from survey of all available literature. Of the twelve subfamilies of grasses, ten are represented in India. Most subfamilies have been examined by taxonomic experts for up-to-date nomenclature. The list includes 1506 species plus infraspecific taxa and presents information on types, synonyms, distribution within India, and habit. Twelve new combinations are made, viz. Arctopoa tibetica (Munro ex Stapf) Prob. var. aristulata (Stapf) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Chimonocalamus nagalandianus (H.B. Naithani) L.G. Clark, comb. nov.; Chionachne digitata (L.f.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Chionachne wallichiana (Nees) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Dinebra polystachyos (R. Br.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp var. divaricata (Basappa & Muniv.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. puberula (Miq.) Kailash, comb. & stat. nov.; Tzveleviochloa schmidii (Hook. f.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa lata (Schumach.) C.E. Hubb. var. pubescens (C.E. Hubb.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa ramosa (L.) T.Q. Nguyen var. pubescens (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.; Urochloa semiundulata (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Ashalatha & V.J. Nair var. intermedia (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A. Kellogg, comb. nov.
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