Eulaliopsis binata

Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C.E.Hubb., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3262: p. 6 1935. (Syn: Andropogon binatus Retz.; Andropogon involutus Steud.; Andropogon notopogon Steud.; Andropogon obvallatus Steud.; Eulaliopsis angustifolia (Trin.) Honda; Eulaliopsis duthiei Sur; Ischaemum angustifolium (Trin.) Hack.; Ischaemum binatum (Retz.) Buse; Pollinia eriopoda Hance; Pollinidium angustifolium (Trin.) Haines; Pollinidium binatum (Retz.) C.E.Hubb.; Spodiopogon angustifolius Trin.; Spodiopogon binatus (Retz.) Roberty; Spodiopogon involutus (Steud.) W.Watson; Spodiopogon laniger Nees ex Steud. [Invalid]; Spodiopogon notopogon Nees ex Steud. [Invalid]);

Afghanistan; Assam; Bangladesh; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;

Afghanistan to Taiwan: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;

Pakistan (Baluchistan, Punjab, N.W.F.P. & Kashmir); Afghanistan eastwards to Burma and Thailand; China; Philippines as per Flora of Pakistan;

Common name: Sabai Grass • Hindi: भाबर घास Bhabar ghas, सबई घास Sabai ghas • Nepali: बाबियो Babiyo

Poaceae for ID :: Jammu :: JUL2018 MK001 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)

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Please check Eulalia genus.

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It is the original Bhabhar grass – Eulaliopsis binata

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Grass Week : Eulaliopsis binata : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)

Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C.E.Hubb. Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 33: sub t.3262, p. 6, in adnot. 1935

Basionym:
Andropogon binatus Retz. Observ. Bot. (Retzius) v. 21. 1786.

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Yes.

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Identification requested of this grass : 14 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- arpond 800 kb each.

Please help to identify this Poaceae species.
Photographed at Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. Altitude – 800meters asl.  June 2018

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Any chances of this being Imperata cylinderica…?

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Thanks … but I don’t think it’s Imperata cylinderica(Cotton grass) as inflorescence is not fuzzy and is entirely different.

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Alopecurus geniculatus

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Thanks … but to me it looks different from Alopecurus geniculatus as this grass doesn’t occurs in marshy habitat ike in Alopecurus geniculatus it grows on sandy soil along rocks, also inflorescence looks different from A.geniculatus.

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I recently found this grass again and after studying it , I am at the conclusion that this is Eulaliopsis binata (Bhabar grass) as that is found on dry slopes of lower Himalayas.

The images of Eulaliopsis binata present on site looks matching and is also matching with illustration present on Flora of Pakistan.

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Yes. Eulaliopsis binata. An important grass in the Shiwaliks. Used for making ropes due to the long leaves during monsoons. Called Bhabhar ghas or Baib ghas locally.

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Grass ID request SD064: 3 images.
Found on a hilly Aravalli slope near Neemrana (Rajasthan)

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Eulaliopsis binata (Not to be confused with Lasiurus scindicus/L.hirsutus which is abundant in more arid regions of Rajasthan and Sand dune areas)

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Need help with grass id of grass in rock: 3 high res. images.
Neemrana
1/4/2021

Eulaliopsis binata

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SK 3882 October 2023 – Grass (Poaceae): 5 very high res. images.

Regarding ID of Poaceae member: (Mixed thread): 4 images.

Bhabar grass/ Baib grass – Eulaliopsis binata – good for making ropes

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References:

POWO  The Plant List Ver. 1.1  Catalogue of Life  Eulaliopsis binata in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org  Eulaliopsis binata – Wikispecies  Flora of China  FOC illustration  FOP illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India