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Issue: Vol. 507 No. 1: 4 June 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.507.1.5
Page range: 98–104
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 3

Rottboellia husainii (Poaceae: Andropogoneae), a new grass species from Western Himalaya, India

Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India–226001 Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India–226025
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India–226001
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India–226001
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India–226001
Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India–226025
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium Division, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India–226001
Gramineae Monocot Morphology Taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Rottboellia (Poaceae), R. husainii is described from Rakh Jargoh village in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The species is closely allied to R. cochinchinensis in possessing similar habit and inflorescence but differs in certain characters, which are discussed below. A detailed description, photographs and taxonomic key are provided for easy identification of the species in India.