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Eragrostis nilgiriensis sp. nov. (Poaceae) from Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s) -
Vivek C. P.,
Murthy G. V. S.,
Nair V. J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01676.x
Subject(s) - eragrostis , biology , poaceae , panicle , botany , tamil , lemma (botany) , genus , taxon , linguistics , philosophy
A new species of the grass genus Eragrostis Wolf, E. nilgiriensis C. P. Vivek, G. V. S. Murthy & V. J. Nair sp. nov. from Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India is described and illustrated. The species is allied to E. barrelieri , but differs from it mainly by the primary panicle branches not spiculate up to base, leaves not glaucous, lemma shorter and acute and by a much smaller caryopsis. The new species is morphologically similar also to E. minor and E. nigra . A table listing differences between these species is provided.