Three grasses (Poaceae), additions to the flora of Andhra Pradesh, India

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Anil Kumar Midigesi
Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao

Abstract

Bothriochloa insculpta (A. Rich.) A. Camus, Cyrtococcum patens (L.) A. Camus var. patens and Sacciolepis myosuroides (R. Br.) A. Camus. (Panicoideae: Poaceae) are three grasses that were collected from Chittoor and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh.  They are being reported here as new records for Andhra Pradesh State.  Descriptions, illustrations, and important notes are provided for all the species.


 

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Author Biographies

Anil Kumar Midigesi, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh 515003, India.

Botany

Research Scholar

Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh 515003, India.

Department of Botany

Professor

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