Abstract

The present study was conducted to explore the diversity and generate a documentation of the family Poaceae (grasses) in the state of Mizoram, North East India. The state forms a significant segment of both the Himalayan and the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots. As an outcome of extensive survey and morphological characterization, 6 (six) species under the family Poaceae were established to be newly growing in this region. Each taxon has been critically examined with taxonomic information such as descriptions, vivid illustrations, accepted name, basionym, type, phenology, materials studied, uses and present distributional data have been provided.

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