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Volume 55, December 2013

Articles

On the Confusion in the Identity of Eragrostis atrovirens, E. gangetica and E. nutans

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v55/2013/72992

Published 2013-12-01

  • C. P. Vivek
    • ,
  • G. V. S. Murthy
    • ,
  • V. J. Nair

C. P. Vivek
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu

G. V. S. Murthy
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu

V. J. Nair
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

There is a lot of confusion in the identity of Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Trin. ex Steud., E. gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. and E. nutans (Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Am. resulting in many wrongly identified sheets in various herbaria and also confusing descriptions in literature. Based on detailed study this problem has now been resolved. Table given shows actual differences among the three species. Key for identification and authentic descriptions and images of spikelets and caryopses have also been provided.

Keywords

Poaceae, Eragrostis, Identity Problems.

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