Sporobolus tetragonus

J., Swamy & Arumugam, S., 2021, Sporobolus tetragonus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), an addition to the flora of South India, Rheedea 31 (4), pp. 296-299 : 298-299

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.04.06

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E51E87EF-7A62-D60B-109B-FAFB0483FE7F

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Felipe

scientific name

Sporobolus tetragonus
status

 

Key to Sporobolus tetragonus View in CoL and its allied species

1. Inflorescence branches sub-whorled at proximal nodes, whorled at distal nodes only; inflorescence branches glandular ................. 2

1. Inflorescence at proximal as well as distal nodes whorled; inflorescence branches eglandular 3

2. Spikelets elliptic-lanceolate, 1–1.3 mm long; lower glume ovate, 0.3 mm long ................... ............................................ S. coromandelianus View in CoL

2. Spikelets oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–1.8 mm long; lower glume lanceolate, c. 1 mm long ........... .......................................................... S. ioclados View in CoL

3. Leaf surface glabrous; panicle ovate, up to 15 cm long; caryopsis obovoid, up to 0.6 mm long ....................................................... S. pulchellus View in CoL

3. Leaf surface rough; panicle elliptic, up to 25 cm long; caryopsis ellipsoid, quadrangular, 0.67–0.8 mm long ....................... S. tetragonus View in CoL

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Sporobolus

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