Checklist of the grasses of India

By

Kellogg, Elizabeth Anne
Abbott, J. Richard (John Richard), 1968-
Bawa, Kamaljit S., 1939-
Gandhi, Kanchi N.
Kailash, B. Ramamurthy
Ganeshaiah, K. N.
Shrestha, Uttam Babu.
Raven, Peter H

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

163

Pages

1--560

Subjects

Biodiversity , Biogeography , Poaceae , South Asia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393

 

Abstract

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.