Arundinella ciliata (Roxb.) Nees ex Miq., Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam III, 4: 30 1851. (Syn: Arundinella agrostoides var. ciliata (Roxb.) Hook. f.; Arundinella anomala var. pilosa (Steud.) Honda; Arundinella holcoides var. ciliata (Roxb.) Jansen; Arundinella pilosa Hochst. ex Miq.; Arundinella pilosa Hochst. ex Steud.; Holcus ciliatus Roxb.);
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Central & S. India, W. Indo-China: Andaman Is., India, Myanmar, Nicobar Is.; Introduced into: Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines as per POWO; . Densely tufted annuals; culms 15-60 cm high; nodes bearded. Leaves 5-18 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-lanceolate, rounded at base, glabrous; sheath rounded, covered with bulbous based hairs; ligule a fimbriate membrane. Panicle 5-25 cm long, congested; rachis and axis covered with bulbous based hairs. Spikelets 4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, pedicelled; glumes similar, 4 mm long, ovate, acuminate, 5-nerved; first lemma 2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolate, 3-nerved, empty; second lemma 1 x 0.5 mm, hyaline; awn 5 mm long. Flowering and fruiting: October-November
Grasslands and road cuttings
Peninsular India
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
. ANDEC11 Poaceae for identification : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
This beautiful grass adorned the hill slopes.
Looks ordinary in the photos but the dew on the grass made the hill glimmer in the morning.
Nelliyampathy, Kerala November 2014 It seems Arundinella ciliata (Roxb.) Nees ex Miq. Yes. Arundinella ciliata Family: Poaceae Arundinella ciliata
Id request for attached plants.
Location- Salem (Altitude- 3000 ft.)
Month – Dec, 2017
Arundinella ciliata
. References: An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with keys)
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