Abstract
15Nov 2017 A NEW REMARKABLE SPECIES OF DIMERIA R. Br. (POACEAE, PANICOIDEAE, ANDROPOGONEAE) FROM THE LATERITIC PLATEAUS OF NORTHERN KERALA, INDIA. P. Biju , E. J. Josekutty and JomyAugustine. Department of Botany, Government College, Kasaragod, Vidyanagar P.O., Kasaragod ? 671123, Kerala, India. Department of Botany, Government Brennan College Thalassery, Dharmadam P.O., Kannur ? 670106, Kerala, India. Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Pala, Arunapuram P.O, Pala ? 686574, Kerala, India.
Highlights
Racemes, long pedicel, larger and distantly arranged spikelets, aristate upper glumes, acuminate lower glume, very long and hairy column of awns, lower lemma with dorsal keel and larger vinaceous anthers
Received: 10 September 2017 Final Accepted: 12 October 2017 Published: November 2017 of Northern Kerala, India is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to Dimeria keralae in having intertwining racemes, oblique tip of the pedicel, long callus and callus hairs, upper glumes with round and echinate dorsal surface, but differs in having two sub-equal
Kiran Raj et al (2013) described a new monospecific genus Nanooravia in the Subtribe Dimeriinae based on his studies on Dimeria santapaui and Dimeria keralae
Summary
A NEW REMARKABLE SPECIES OF DIMERIA R. (POACEAE, PANICOIDEAE, ANDROPOGONEAE) FROM THE LATERITIC PLATEAUS OF NORTHERN KERALA, INDIA. Biju[1,3], E. J. Josekutty[2,3] and JomyAugustine[3]. 1. Department of Botany, Government College, Kasaragod, Vidyanagar P.O., Kasaragod – 671123, Kerala, India. 2. Department of Botany, Government Brennan College Thalassery, Dharmadam P.O., Kannur – 670106, Kerala, India. 3. Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Pala, Arunapuram P.O, Pala – 686574, Kerala, India
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