I think this species need to be worked out again as it is definitely not Neyraudia, which is a reed like grass. N.arundinacea is common in Himalayan foothills whereas N.reynaudiana is common in north-east india and burma, which is also a tall reed. The tapering leafbase in this picture clearly indicates its affinity towards Microstegium, but the branched panicle puts it towards Spodiopogon. The general habit and habitat as seen from the pictures is of the various Microstegium species found all over the slopes of north-east India, but usually they have digitate or subdigitate racemes. It is also to be noted that both the genera have several morphological characters in common. It would be nice if very close up photographs of the inflorescence is posted. Also kindly mention whether the lower glume is channelled/furrowed on the back (a character of Microstegium). A sample photograph of Burma reed grass can be seen at this link http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/images/neyrey/neyrey3m.gif Regards... Manoj Chandran On Monday, March 21, 2011 11:26:33 AM UTC+5:30, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary wrote: > > Dear all, > > Neyraudia reynaudiana (Kunth) Keng ex Hitchc. > > Loc.: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, ca 550 m. > > Date: 2006 (can't remember the month). > > Regards, > Ritesh. > > >
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