Poa sikkimensis (Stapf) Bor

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Poa eragrostioides L.Liu; Poa tunicata Keng f. ex C.Ling
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Poa sikkimensis (Stapf) Bor
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, meadows, marshy ground, sandy bottoms, roadsides, disturbed ground; 3000 - 4700 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Rare, in moist sub-alpine and alpine meadows
  • Key identification features : Base of the lemma without any wool
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 272
    • Nautiyal D.C. and Gaur R.D., (2017). Poa L. species in Uttarakhand, India and keys for their identification. Taiwania 62(1): 75-92
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Poa sikkimensis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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