Dear Surajit ji You may please use the following key to distinguish both the taxa
*Key to the species* - Inflorescence of 1–3 sessile, white or greenish white globose spikes, the central spike larger than others; nut bearing glumes winged; glumes white, winged towards the distal end, wings ciliate ……...................... *K. nemoralis* - Inflorescence a single globose spike, green to yellowish green; nut bearing glumes not winged; glumes green, acutely keeled, keel ciliate or glabrous……………..........*K. brevifolia* * There are two infraspecific taxa for Kyllinga brevifolia. A key to the subspecies is given below..* *Key to the subspecies* - Glume 2.5- 3mm long with ciliate keel……………….………...….*var. brevifolia* - Glume 2.0 mm long with glabrous keel……………..…………..…*var. stellulata* * * *with best regards* On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:37 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Sir, for the correct nameand the ID of this grass. Can yo please > tell me how does it differ form *Kyllinga brevifolia* Rottb.? > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:34 AM, manudev madhavan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> The correct name for this species is *Kyllinga nemoralis *(Forst.) Dandy >> ex. Hutch. & Dalz. (Fl. W. Trop. Africa 2:486. 1936). >> *Kyllinga monocephala** *Rottb. is an illegitimate name since Rottboel >> referred *Schoenus coloratus* L. (now Rhyncospora colorata (L.) H. >> Pfeiff.) as a synonym in his protologue (Descr. lcon. Rar. Nov. Pl.: 13. >> t.4. 1773). The next validly published name is *Thryocephalan nemoralis* >> * *J. R. & G. Forst (****Char. Gen. Pl.****: 130. 1776) which became >> the basionym for *K. nemoralis.* >> * >> * >> *regards* >> >> On Sunday, 10 June 2012 23:37:00 UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote: >>> >>> Sir / Madam, >>> >>> Attaching images of a species which i think is *Kyllinga* sp. >>> >>> Species : *Kyllinga brevifolia* Rottb. ??? >>> Habit & Habitat : common herb, about 1 foot, leaves are longer than >>> culm, village pasture >>> Date : 2/6/12, 9.36 a.m. >>> Place : Hooghly, WB >>> >>> Thank you & Regards, >>> >>> Surajit Koley >>> >> > -- *Manudev K Madhavan* Junior Research Fellow Plant Systematic & Floristics Lab, Department of Botany, Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode- 673 008 Mob: 9496470738
