Enteropogon dolichostachyus

Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng, Clav. Gen. Sp. Gram. Prim. Sin. 197 1957. (Syn: Chloris digitata (Roxb.) Steud.; Chloris dolichostachya Lag.; Chloris incompleta Roth; Chloris medinipurensis D.K.Dey, Pati & D.C.Pal; Chloris panicea Willd.; Chloris radiata B.Heyne ex Roth [Illegitimate]; Chloris roxburghii Edgew.; Chloris tetrameris Trin.; Ctenium digitatum (Roxb.) Spreng.; Cynodon elongatus Trin.; Digitaria elongata (Trin.) Spreng.; Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng ex Lazarides; Gymnopogon digitatus Nees ex Steud. [Invalid]; Gymnopogon elongatus Nees ex Steud. [Invalid]; Lophacme incompleta (Roth) Chiov.; Melica digitata Roxb.);

 

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Perennials. Leaves to 30 x 0.8 cm, lanceolate, acuminate, base obtuse, pilose, convolute; ligule membranous. Spikes digitate, to 25 cm, 3-8 slender, rachis triquetrous, minutely serrate; spikelets 5 mm, linear, awned, 2-flowered; callus bearded; lower glume lanceolate, 2 mm, hyaline, 1 nerved, upper glume 5 mm, lanceolate, aristate, acuminate; fertile lemmas oblong, chartaceous, awns to 15 mm, palea 4 mm, lanceolate, delicate, sterile lemmas reduced to awns, to 6 mm. 

Flowering and fruiting: November-December 

(From India Biodiversity Portal (Chloris dolichostachya Lag.)  

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Grass Week : Chloris dolichostachya : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 3 authors.

Chloris dolichostachya from Pench and Satpura tiger reserves

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Chloris dolichostachya Lag. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 5. 1816.

SYNTYPE CHLORIS DOLICHOSTYCHA.jpg

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Hooghly-skDec09- grass unknown : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10).

This grass grows in village thickets. About 3-4 ft tall, slender.

Upper leaves are about 1 ft long. Pictures were recorded on 08/12/2014.

Any chance of Chloris dolichostachya Lg.?

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Yes it is. accepted name is Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng

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Yes, it is.

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chloris dolichostachya 

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Yes. Chloris dolichostachya

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Feb2015sk20/40Hooghly : Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (14)

Photographed on 03/11/2013

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Another grass for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. 4 images- 1 to 4 mb each.

Need help id’ing 4-spiked grass : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

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Cyanodon sp.,

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References:

The Plant List  WCSP  GRIN  Flora of Pakistan  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Biodiversity Portal (Chloris dolichostachya Lag.)