Three New Additions to the Grass Flora of Sikkim
Abstract
The present communication deals with the occurrence of 3 grass species viz. Acrachne racemosa (Heyne ex Roem.& Schult.) Ohwi, Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem.& Schult. ex Loud., and Poa supina Schard. as a new records for Sikkim along with their correct citation, description and phenology.Keywords
Addition, Flora, Poaceae, Sikkim.
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