Arundinella ciliata

Arundinella ciliata (Roxb.) Nees ex Miq., Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam III, 4: 30 1851. (Syn: Arundinella agrostoides var. ciliata (Roxb.) Hook. f.; Arundinella anomala var. pilosa (Steud.) Honda; Arundinella holcoides var. ciliata (Roxb.) Jansen; Arundinella pilosa Hochst. ex Miq.; Arundinella pilosa Hochst. ex Steud.; Holcus ciliatus Roxb.);

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Central & S. India, W. Indo-China: Andaman Is., India, Myanmar, Nicobar Is.; Introduced into: Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines as per POWO;
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Densely tufted annuals; culms 15-60 cm high; nodes bearded. Leaves 5-18 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-lanceolate, rounded at base, glabrous; sheath rounded, covered with bulbous based hairs; ligule a fimbriate membrane. Panicle 5-25 cm long, congested; rachis and axis covered with bulbous based hairs. Spikelets 4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, pedicelled; glumes similar, 4 mm long, ovate, acuminate, 5-nerved; first lemma 2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolate, 3-nerved, empty; second lemma 1 x 0.5 mm, hyaline; awn 5 mm long.

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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ANOCT03/03 Arundinella(?) sp. for identification : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)

Family: Poaceae
Date: 25th October 2015
Place: Savandurga, Karnataka
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Scrub forest; on open hill slopes growing near small pools of water

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Arundinella ciliata

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Identification – Reg. RL2 : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 4 MB.

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