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Chrysopogon shrirangii sp. nov. (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) from Karnataka, India
Author(s) -
Tarbej Shaikh,
Mane Pooja,
Potdar Girish
Publication year - 2020
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/njb.02753
Subject(s) - biology , poaceae , botany , glume
Chrysopogon shrirangii , a new species of Chrysopogon Trin. (Poaceae) is described and illustrated from the Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. It is similar to Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov. and C. serrulatus Trin. but differs by having shorter culm, very narrow (0.8–1.2 mm wide), conduplicate, ensiform, adaxially puberulous, acuminate leaves, shorter panicle, shorter sessile and pedicelled spikelets, and lower glume of sessile spikelet with prominent 4 nerves in two pairs.