Arthraxon prionodes (Steud.) Dandy, Fl. Pl. Sudan 3: 399 (1956) (syn: Andropogon prionodes Steud.Andropogon serrulatus A.Rich. ; Arthraxon lanceolatus var. glabratus S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin ; Arthraxon lanceolatus subvar. serrulatus Hack. ; Arthraxon lanceolatus var. serrulatus (Hack.) T.Durand & SchinzArthraxon pilophorus B.S.Sun ; Arthraxon serrulatus Hochst.Batratherum serrulatum Steud.);
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NE. & E. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to China and Peninsula Malaysia: Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen as per POWO;
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Plant ID SD0152: 2 high res. images.
Kindly assist with Identifying this grass. Clicked in Neemrana (Rajasthan) on a rocky Aravalli hill, on 3rd Feb


Arthraxon sp.


Arthraxon prionodes


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Grass Week – Arthraxon lanciflolius for ID: This pix is from Pench Tiger Reserve, photo taken on 24-05-2006.
this is mostly found in moist places. I think this is Arthraxon lancifolius, Pl confirm the ID


Its not A.lancifolius for sure. Could be A.prionodes Need close up focus of spikelets for species confirmation.



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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  Flora of Pakistan  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of peninsular India India Biodiversity Portal

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