<i>Hymenachne panduranganii</i> – A new grass species from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

15 April 2016

Jayasree, Remya; Geethakumary, M.P.

Hymenachne panduranganii, a new species of Poaceae collected from a wetland area of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, which constitutes the core area of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) is described and illustrated. The new species differs from the related species H. assamica in having 1.0–1.5 m tall culms, 3.7–4.0 mm long spikelets, floret with a distinct lower palea and having only 2 stamens.

10.1111/njb.01180