An annotated checklist of the Grasses (Poaceae) of Southern Assam

Abstract

We provide a checklist of grass flora along with the details of life form a ~ 6922 km2 area located in the southern part of Assam (Barak valley). This area harbors 98 grass species belonging to 49 genera of the Poaceae. Subfamily Panicoideae (52 species) had the highest number of species followed by Bambusoideae (25 species), Chloridoideae (13 species), Ehrhartoideae (4 species), Centothecoideae (3 species) and Arundinoideae (1 species), while subfamilies like Anomochlooideae, Aristidoideae, Danthonioideae, Pharoideae, Pooideae and Puelioideae were not represented. The region accounts ca. 32% of the diversity of grass flora of the state of Assam.

Grasses of Kundadri Hills in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

“…They documented 30 species of wild chasmophytic grasses belong to 23 genera and dominated by four species of genera Eragrostis. Barbhuiya et al (2013) recorded grasses in Barak Valley of southern Assam around 6,922km 2 area and provide the checklist of 98 grass species belonging to 49 genera. Region exhibit 32% of grass flora of Assam State.…”

Phytodiversity of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India: field‑based observations—I. Trees and lianas

“…Clarke (1882) described it in Flora of British India based on his own collection from Manipur in 1868 and Keenan's collection from Cachar in 1873. Barbhuiya et al (2013) documented 96 species of grasses from Barak Valley, including 16 species from the BWS.…”

Grasses and bamboos of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India

“…Grasses and bamboos of southern Assam (popularly known as Barak Valley) attracted many botanists to work on these. Reports from the region were made by Hooker (1896), Gupta (1972), Majumder (1983, Malakar (1995), , Sharma et al (2002), Das and Dutta Choudhury (2003), Das et al (2006Das et al ( , 2007Das et al ( , 2008Das et al ( , 2010Das et al ( , 2013, Das (2008), Nath and Das (2008), Barbhuiya et al (2013), Baruah (2013), Baruah et al (2013), Devi and Bhattacharyya (2013a, 2013b, 2013c, 2016 and Baruah andDutta Choudhury (2014, 2015).…”