grass Paspalum sp.? from Hooghly: I searched the net for the ID of this grass. Used “paired raceme” in search string, don’t know if that term is correct or not. Results are – Paspalum conjugatum – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124125#KEY-1-5 description of the above – http://www.hear.org/pier/species/paspalum_conjugatum.htm finds its mention in West Bengal – http://ozelacademy.com/OJAS_v3n1_4.pdf a pic of the above grass- http://floridagrasses.org/Paspalum%20conjugatum.htm pics of some other Paspalum sp. – http://www.namethatplant.net/gallery_glossary.shtml?term=spike Now, i attach pics of a grass that might be Paspalum conjugatum. Or is it some other entirely different species? Species : UNKNOWN Habit & Habitat : wild grass, about two feet high, beside a pond, damp place (?) Date : 16/6/12, 11.40 a.m. Place : Hooghly More images of the same grass, recorded today (25-June-2012). According to “Diversity of Grass flora in West Bengal….”, available at – http://kuedu.academia.edu/ProfSobhanKrMukherjee/Papers/978575/DIVERSITY_OF_GRASS_FLORA_OF_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_TO_THEIR_UTILITY, there are 6 Paspalum species in West Bengal. Of these six species we can reject 3 species as those can be found in hilly area. Remaining three species are – P. scorbiculatum = inflorescence 2-8 racemes (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200025846) or 1-20 racemes (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200025846), grows in forest edges (http://kuedu.academia.edu/ProfSobhanKrMukherjee/Papers/978575/DIVERSITY_OF_GRASS_FLORA_OF_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_TO_THEIR_UTILITY) P. distichum = racemes 3-7 cm (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242336159) or 2-6 cm (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=242336159), an aquatic grass (http://kuedu.academia.edu/ProfSobhanKrMukherjee/Papers/978575/DIVERSITY_OF_GRASS_FLORA_OF_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_TO_THEIR_UTILITY) P. conjugatum = racemes 2 (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200025835) or a pair of racemes (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=200025835), on roadside (http://kuedu.academia.edu/ProfSobhanKrMukherjee/Papers/978575/DIVERSITY_OF_GRASS_FLORA_OF_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_TO_THEIR_UTILITY) Other characteristics available in the flora of China and flora of Taiwan suggest that this species is Paspalum conjugatum Berg.
