Good evening Ranjini Ji, I have one consolation prize besides a true prize, i learn a new grass and *S. secundatum* = *Rottboellia* sp.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-444625> !!!
Regards, surajit On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thank you Manoj ji for the detailed explanation.Also Surajit ji & Usha for > help. > Regards > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM, manoj chandran <machan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> This is Stenotaphrum secundatum also called St.Augustine grass, a popular >> lawn grass which grows well under shade. The inflorescence is secund, which >> means all the spikelets are arranged only on one side of the rachis. There >> is another indigenous grass species found in the coastal areas of India, >> called Stenotaphrum dimidiatum, which looks similar. However, since this >> photo is from Lalbagh, it should be the exotic species S.secundatum. >> >> >> On Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:54:44 PM UTC+5:30, Ranjini Kamath wrote: >>> >>> Pics taken in Lalbagh,Bangalore - 14/10/12 at 10am. >>> Thank you >>> Ranjini Kamath >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > --
