Parahyparrhenia khannae, a new species of Andropogoneae (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) from the grassland of Ratlam and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh, India is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to the Indian endemic species P. bellariensis in having dorsal groove in lower glume of sessile spikelet, but differs in having shorter plant height, lacerate membranous ligule, shorter leaf blade and raceme length, fewer homogamous spikelets, shorter sessile spikelet and anther length.
机构:
King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Bot & Microbiol, POB 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaSNM Coll, Dept Bot, Maliankara PO, Ernakulam 683516, Kerala, India