Thank you Balkar Sir, i have more poaceae and cyperaceae, couldn't find any clue!
Regards, surajit On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice and Complete set Surajit Ji > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:05 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir / Madam, >> >> Found this grass today, beside railway track in Hooghly. This could be >> BENA or KHAS-KHAS grass in Bengali. >> >> Species : Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (syn. Vetiveria >> zizanioides (L.) Nash.) ??? >> more synonyms : http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-405169 >> Bengali name : BENA, KHAS-KHAS (if the ID is correct) >> Habit & Habitat : grass; culm = 90 cm X 5 mm, slightly compressed; leaf = >> 75 cm X 0.9 cm, folded and covers culm; panicle = 39 cm; each raceme = 10 >> cm to 13 cm; very deeply (?) rooted, could not uproot one >> Date : 6/7/12, 8.25 a.m. >> Place : Nalikul, Hooghly >> >> Information on the species is available at - >> >> - >> >> http://envis.frlht.org/trade_search.php?lst_part=ROOTS&lst_trade=KHUS,+USIRA >> - image - http://www.oswaldasia.org/species/c/chrzi/chrzi_04_en.html >> - flora of Pakistan - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200026459 >> - flora of Taiwan - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=200026459 >> - wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_zizanioides >> >> Description differs to some degree in the above websites and to some >> extent with this posted species, specially relating to panicle and raceme >> length. >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
