Garnotia elata (Arn. ex Miq.) Janowski, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 86 1921. (syn: Berghausia elata Arn. ex Miq.; Chrysopogon muricatus Wight ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Garnotia aperiens Santos; Garnotia geniculata Santos; Garnotia lata Santos; Garnotia meeboldii Santos; Garnotia schmidii Hook.f.; Garnotia scoparia Stapf ex Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Garnotia straminea Santos; Garnotia tenuiglumis Stapf ex Hook.f.; Garnotia thomsonii Santos; Miquelia elata Arn. & Nees ex Miq. [Invalid]);
Perennials; culms 100-140 cm high, robust; nodes glabrous. Leaves 60 x 0.4 cm, linear, channelled, glabrous; sheath keeled; ligule a tuft of hairs. Panicle 40-60 cm long, lax; branches filiform, glabrous. Spikelets 4 mm long, glabrous; glumes subequal, 3-4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, lower larger; lemma 2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolate; awn 4-5 mm long; palea 2.5 x 1 mm, hyaline, 2-nerved; anthers 1.5 mm long. Flowering and fruiting: November-December
Rocky areas in grasslands
Peninsular India (Endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
ANNOV04/04 Grass for identification : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) Family: Poaceae
Date: 1st November 2015 Place: Turahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka Habit: Herb Habitat: Scrub Forest Agrostis sp?
Garnotia elata
Identify this grass sir : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 3 MB. Identify this grass sir. Taken at Horsley Hills at 1230 msl. 22-12-2017
It looks like Aristida species; in the absence of description, or detailed image of spike it is difficult to identify It seems Saccharum bengalense It seems to be Garnotia elata
This is Garnotia scoparia. This species is included in Garnotia elata in Flora of Madras by Gamble. |