Arundinella nepalensis Trin., Sp. Gram. 3: t. 268 1829. (Syn: Acratherum miliaceum Link; Arundinella acratherum Nees ex Steud. [Illegitimate]; Arundinella ecklonii Nees; Arundinella ecklonii var. major C.E.Hubb.; Arundinella glabra Hook. & Arn.; Arundinella miliacea (Link) Nees; Arundinella montalbanica Elmer [Invalid]; Arundinella nepalensis var. contracta Ohwi; Arundinella pilomarginata B.S.Sun; Arundinella rigida Nees; Arundinella ritchei Munro ex Lisboa; Arundinella virgata Janowski; Orthopogon agrostoides Trevir. ex Steud. [Invalid]);
. Tufted perennial with scaly rhizomes; culms 60-180 cm high, erect. Leaf-blades linear or convolute, 8-30 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, stiff, scaberulous, glabrous or hirsute. Panicle oblong, open or contracted, 10-40 cm long, the branches subsecund and densely spiculate. Spikelets lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, glabrous; lower glume ovate 3-5 mm long, acutely or setaceously acuminate; upper glume narrowly ovate, acuminate with an obtuse tip; lower lemma 34 mm long, obtuse; upper lemma ovate, 2-2.5 mm long, emarginate with a geniculate awn 4-6 mm long; callus bearded with hairs 0.5-1 mm long; palea with door-like flaps. Flowering and fruiting: September-November
Grasslands and open areas
Indo-Malesia
Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
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