Tripogon purpurascens

Tripogon purpurascens Duthie, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9(1): 74 (1901) (syn: Tripogon hookerianus Bor ; Tripogon jacquemontii var. submuticus Hook.f. ; Tripogon submuticus Hack. ex Hook.f. ); . Arabian Peninsula to N. Thailand: Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen as per POWO; . Common name: Himalayan Fiveminute Grass . Densely tufted, […]

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Tripogon jacquemontii

Tripogon jacquemontii Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 85 1892.; . Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya (as per POWO); , Common name: Indian Fiveminute Grass . Perennials. Culms tufted, erect, to 60 cm high. Leaves to 30 cm long, 0.3-0.4 cm wide. Spikelets distant, many-flowered, 0.8-1.1 cm long, lanceolate. Lower glume asymmetrical, 0.3-0.4 cm long. […]

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