Agrostis griffithiana (Hook.f.) Bor

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agrostis wardii Bor; Calamagrostis griffithiana Hook.f.; Deyeuxia griffithii Munro ex Hook.f.; Lachnagrostis griffithiana Munro ex Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agrostis griffithiana (Hook.f.) Bor
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On open, grassy slopes which are burnt annually; 1350 - 1850 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Lower glumes 3.1-4.2 mm long; awn well developed, slightly twisted at base, geniculate in middle, always exerted from glumes; tip of lemma truncate and 2(-4)-aristulate
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 257
    • PASZKOBEATA AND PENDRY C. A., (2013). Agrostis griffithiana (Poaceae: Agrostidinae)—typification, a new synonym and an update of the distribution in India. Phytotaxa 140 (1): 26-34
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 271
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agrostis griffithiana. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

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