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CHECK LIST OF GRASS SPECIES OF KERALA – I : Tribe ANDROPOGONEAE

2010-08-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Further reading: Peninsular India, the centre of diversity of Andropogonoids?

[ Total: 32 genera, 139 species; 80 species endemic to Western Ghats & Sri Lanka, the Biodiversity ‘hotspot’]

1. Andropogon lividus Thwaites

2. Andropogon polyptychus Steud.

3. Apluda mutica L.

4. Apocopis cochinchinensis A.Camus

5. Apocopis courtallumensis (Steud.) Henr.

6. Apocopis mangalorensis (Hochst.) Henr.

7. Arthraxon castratus (Griff.) Narayanaswami

8. Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

9. Arthraxon lanceolatus (Roxb.) Hochst. + 2 varieties

10. Arthraxon lancifolius (Trin.) Hochst.

11. Bhidea burnsiana Bor

12. Bhidea fischeri Sreek. & B.V. Shetty

13. Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) T.S. Blake

14. Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) A. Camus

15. Bothriochloa parameswaranii Sreek., C.P. Malathi & V.J. Nair

16. Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus

17. Bothriochloa pseudoischaemum (Nees ex Steud.) Henrard

18. Capillipedium assimile (Steud.) A. Camus

19. Capillipedium filiculme (Hook.f.) Stapf

20. Capillipedium huegelii (Hack.) Stapf

21. Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.

22. Chrysopogon asper (Heyne ex Hook.f.) Blatt. & McCann.

23. Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov.

24. Chrysopogon hackelii (Hook.f.) C.E.C. Fisch.

25. Chrysopogon nodulibarbis (Steud.) Henrard

26. Chrysopogon orientalis (Desv.) A.Camus

27. Chrysopogon purushothamanii Ravi, N. Mohanan & Kiran Raj

28. Chrysopogon tadulingamii Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

29. Chrysopogon velutinus (Hook. f.) Bor

30. Chrysopogon verticillatus (Roxb.) Trin. ex Steud.

31. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty ~ Vetiver grass

32. Cleistachne sorghoides Benth.

33. Cymbopogon caesius (Nees ex Hook.f. & Arn.) Stapf

34. Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

35. Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Wats.

36. Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) Wats. (2 varities)

37. Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle

38. Cymbopogon travancorensis Bor

39. Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf

40. Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus

41. Dichanthium foulkesii (Hook.f.) Jain & Desh Pande

42. Dichanthium oliganthum (Hochst. ex Steud.) Cope

43. Dimeria agasthyamalayana Kiran Raj & Ravi

44. Dimeria aristata Hack.

45. Dimeria balakrishnaniana Ravikumar et al.

46. Dimeria bialata C. E. C. Fisch. (2 varities)

47. Dimeria connivens Hack.

48. Dimeria copeana Sreek. et al.

49. Dimeria copei Ravi

50. Dimeria deccanensis Bor

51. Dimeria fischeri Bor

52. Dimeria fuscescens Trin.

53. Dimeria hohenackeri Hochst. ex Miq. (2 varities)

54. Dimeria jainii Sreek. et al.

55. Dimeria josephii Ravi & Mohanan

56. Dimeria kanjirapallilana K. C. Jacob

57. Dimeria kurumthotticalana K. C. Jacob (2 varities)

58. Dimeria lawsonii (Hook. f.) C. E. C. Fisch.

59. Dimeria mooneyi Raiz ex Mooney (2 varities)

60. Dimeria namboodiriana Ravi & Mohanan

61. Dimeria ornithopoda Trin. (3 varities)

62. Dimeria raizadae V. J. Nair et al.

63. Dimeria ravii (in press)

64. Dimeria thwaitesii Hack.

65. Eulalia phaeothrix (Hack.) O. Ktze.

66. Eulalia thwaitesii (Hack.) O.Ktze.

67. Eulalia trispicata (Schult.) Henrard

68. Glyphochloa acuminata (Hack.) W.D. Clayton

69. Glyphochloa divergens (Hack.) W.D. Clayton

70. Glyphochloa forficulata (C.E.C. Fisch.) W. D. Clayton

71. Hackelochloa granularis (L.) O. Ktze.

72. Helictotrichon virescens (Nees ex Steud.) Henrard

73. Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

74. Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

75. Ischaemum abrahamii Ravi, N. Mohanan & R. Rajesh (pdf)

76. Ischaemum agastyamalayanum Sreek., M.K. Janarth.

77. Ischaemum barbatum Retz.

78. Ischaemum calicutensis Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

79. Ischaemum cannanorensis Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

80. Ischaemum commutatum Hack.

81. Ischaemum copeanum Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

82. Ischaemum elimalayanum Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

83. Ischaemum fischeri Ravi & Kiran Raj (pdf)

84. Ischaemum glabriglaucum Sunil

85. Ischaemum impressum Hack.

86. Ischaemum indicum (Houtt.) Merr. (5 varities)

87. Ischaemum jayachandranii R. Ansari, V.S. Ramach. & Sreek.

88. Ischaemum kumarakoidensis Ravi, N. Mohanan & Kiran Raj

89. Ischaemum lanatum Ravi, N. Mohanan & Shaju

90. Ischaemum malabaricum Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

91. Ischaemum mangaluricum (Hack.) Stapf ex C.E.C. Fisch.

92. Ischaemum molle Hook.f.

93. Ischaemum muticum L.

94. Ischaemum nairii V.J. Nair & Sreek.

95. Ischaemum nilagiricum Hack.

96. Ischaemum pappinisseriensis Ravi, N. Mohanan & Rajesh

97. Ischaemum pushpangadanii Ravi, N. Mohanan, Kiran Raj

98. Ischaemum quilonensis Ravi & Shaju

99. Ischaemum rangacharianum C.E.C. Fisch.

100. Ischaemum raui Sreek., V.J. Nair & N.C. Nair

101. Ischaemum rugosum Salisb.

102. Ischaemum semisagittatum Roxb.

103. Ischaemum tadulingamii N.C. Nair & Sreek.

104. Ischaemum thomsonianum Stapf ex C.E.C. Fisch.

105. Ischaemum timorense Kunth

106. Ischaemum travancorense Stapf ex C.E.C. Fisch.

107. Ischaemum tumidum Stapf ex Bor

108. Ischaemum vembanadense Patil & D'Cruz

109. Ischaemum wayanadense Ravi, N. Mohanan & Shaju

110. Ischaemum zeylanicolum (Hack.) Bor

111. Iseilema anthephoroides Hack.

112. Iseilema laxum Hack.

113. Microstegium ciliatum (Trin.) A. Camus

114. Microstegium nudum (Trin.) A.Camus

115. Mnesithea laevis (Retz.) Kunth

116. Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth

117. Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack.

118. Pseudanthistiria burmanica Hook.f.

119. Pseudanthistiria heteroclita (Roxb.) Hook.f.

120. Pseudanthistiria hispida Hook.f.

121. Pseudanthistiria umbellata (Hack.) Hook. f.

122. Pseudosorghum fasciculare (Roxb.) A. Camus

123. Ravia keralae (Almeida) Kiran Raj & Sivad. (in press)

124. Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W. D. Clayton

125. Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.

126. Saccharum officinarum L.

127. Saccharum spontaneum L.

128. Schizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees ex Buese

129. Schizachyrium exile (Hochst.) Stapf

130. Sehima nervosum (Rottl.) Stapf

131. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

132. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.

133. Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.

134. Spodiopogon rhizophorus (Steud.) Pilger

135. Themeda cymbaria (Roxb.) Hack.

136. Themeda quadrivalis (L.) O. Ktze.

137. Themeda sabarimalayana Sreek. & V.J. Nair

138. Themeda tremula (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.

139. Themeda triandra Forssk.

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Reference should be cited as:

Kiranraj, M. S. (2010 onwards): Checklist of Grass species of Kerala – I : Tribe Andropogoneae. In: GRASSNEWS on-line. http://grassnest.blogspot.com

Cymbopogon flexuosus

2010-02-19T06:40:00.001-08:00

Panicle

(close-up)

showing

racemes

(1-1.5 cm long)

'Malabar lemon grass'

Genus profile

Cymbopogon Spreng. (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: ca. 40 (World); 21 (India); 5 (Kerala)

Distribution: Old World tropics & subtropics

Brachiaria distachya

2010-02-18T05:49:00.001-08:00

Racemes

Apocopis cochinchinensis

2010-02-18T05:42:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up

showing

spikelets

Arundinella leptochloa

2010-02-18T05:40:00.000-08:00

Panicle

Ischaemum commutatum

2010-02-18T05:34:00.000-08:00

Sessile &

Pedicelled

spikelets

Genus profile

Ischaemum L. (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: ca. 75 (World); ca.50 (India); 35 (Kerala)

Distribution: Tropics & subtropics (mainly Asia)

Urochloa panicoides

2010-02-04T06:18:00.001-08:00

Racemes

Digitaria longiflora

2010-02-04T06:16:00.000-08:00

Habit &

Raceme

(close-up)

showing

spikelets

Isachne gracilis

2010-02-04T06:09:00.001-08:00

Panicle

Glyphochloa acuminata

2010-02-04T06:04:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up

Genus profile

Glyphochloa W.D. Clayton (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: 11 (India); 3 (Kerala)

Distribution: Endemic to Peninsular India

Eragrostis tenella

2010-02-04T05:54:00.000-08:00

Habit

Paspalum scorbiculatum

2010-02-04T05:40:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up

Bhidea bursiana

2010-02-04T05:32:00.000-08:00

Sessile &

Pedicelled

spikelets

Genus profile

Bhidea Stapf ex Bor (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: 2 (India); 2 (Kerala)

Distribution: Endemic to Western Ghats (India)

Ischaemum pushpangadani

2010-02-04T05:24:00.000-08:00

Sessile &

pedicelled

spikelets

Chandrasekharania keralensis

2010-02-03T08:44:00.000-08:00

Raceme

Genus profile

Chandrasekharania V.J.Nair et. al. (Tribe Arundinelleae)

Species No: 1 (India); 1 (Kerala)

Distribution: Endemic to southern Western Ghats (India)

Oplismenus burmanii

2010-02-03T08:41:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up showing

spikelets

Melinis minutiflora

2010-02-03T08:23:00.000-08:00

Panicle

Ischaemum rangacharianum

2010-02-03T08:20:00.000-08:00

Sessile &

pedicelled

spikelets

Heteropogon contortus

2010-02-03T08:02:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up

showing

2 spikelets

Medicinal

Genus profile

Heteropogon Pers. (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: 6 (World); 5 (India); 1 (Kerala)

Distribution: Tropics & subtropics

Eleusine indica

2010-02-03T07:58:00.000-08:00

Racemes &
close-up

(inset)

Echinochloa colona

2010-02-03T07:57:00.000-08:00

Raceme

close-up

Echinochloa stagnina

2010-02-03T07:51:00.000-08:00

Inflorescence

showing

racemes

Dimeria hohenackeri

2010-02-03T07:46:00.000-08:00

Racemes

Genus profile

Dimeria R. Br. (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: ca. 65 (World); 35 (India); 20 (Kerala)

Distribution: tropics & subtropics (mainly Asia)

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

2010-02-03T07:41:00.000-08:00

Racemes

Chrysopogon aciculatus

2010-02-03T07:38:00.000-08:00

Panicle close-up

showing

spikelets

Medicinal

Genus profile

Chrysopogon Trin. (Tribe Andropogoneae)

Species No: ca. 30 (World); 20 (India); 6 (Kerala)

Distribution: Worldwide tropics, subtropics & warm temperates

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Eragrostis unioloides

2010-02-03T07:21:00.000-08:00

Panicle

close-up

showing

6 spikelets