Lectotypification of Lophopogon kingii (Poaceae, Andropogoneae)

ARJUN PRASAD TIWARI; SANDIP GAVADE; SHAIKH MUJAFFAR

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.296.3.10

Issue: Vol. 296 No. 3: 20 February 2017

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2017-02-20

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.296.3.10

Page range: 295–296

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**Lectotypification of Lophopogon kingii (Poaceae, Andropogoneae)**

ARJUN PRASAD TIWARI⁺⁻
SANDIP GAVADE⁺⁻
SHAIKH MUJAFFAR⁺⁻

Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad – 211 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416 004 Maharashtra, India.

Department of Botany, Government College, Bhikangaon- 451 331. District- Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Lophopogon kingii Poaceae Andropogoneae Monocots

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Abstract

The genus Lophopogon Hackel (1887: 26) is endemic to India (Singh et al. 2015) and consist of two species: L. tridentatus (Roxburgh 1820: 261) Hackel in Candolle & Candolle (1889: 26) and L. kingii Hooker (1896: 149). The latter species is known from the type locality in Monghyr district of Bihar state and recently recorded from Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha state (Chandramohan et al. 2016). During the taxonomic study of L. kingii Hook.f., the name resulted not yet typified.