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Issue: Vol. 706 No. 2: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.706.2.6
Page range: 163-170
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Agrostis tsomgoensis (Poaceae, Agrostidinae)––a new pooid grass species from Sikkim Himalaya, India

Department of Botany, Govt. Naveen College Makdi, Dist. Kondagaon (C.G.)-494226, India
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001, India
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001, India
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001, India
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001, India
Morphology New species Pooideae Sikkim Himalaya Taxonomy Alpine grass Eastern Himalaya Monocots

Abstract

A new species, Agrostis tsomgoensis, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Sikkim, India. It is distinguished from other known species of Agrostis in having glumes almost twice the lemma length, lemma unawned and glabrous, palea half of the lemma length, and anthers 0.33–0.66 mm long. Comparison with similar species, A. clavata, A. scabra and A. micrantha, is presented. A detailed morphological description, photograph, distribution map, and taxonomic notes for this species are also provided.

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How to Cite

Prasad, D., Tiwari, S., Sharma, S., Yadav, R. & Agnihotri, P. (2025) Agrostis tsomgoensis (Poaceae, Agrostidinae)––a new pooid grass species from Sikkim Himalaya, India. Phytotaxa 706 (2): 163–170. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.706.2.6