grass ID from Hooghly 3/8/12 SK1

[surajit koley]

Sir / Madam,

I am sorry that i could not get any data on this grass, for i was in a hurry to catch a train in order to return home after a hectic day.

Species : UNKNOWN

Habit & Habitat : about 2.5 feet tall, hispid (?) node, beside railway track, facing agri-land

Date : 1/8/12, 5.43 P.M.

Place : Hooghly

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[manoj chandran]

Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake, also known as Bothriochloa intermedia

Regards...

Manoj Chandran

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Thank you for the ID of this grass. I searched for more info after getting the ID from you -

Two documents, one at - http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20043152128.html;jsessionid=2BE30042B628F657976DFDE21AE4144D and the other at - http://books.google.co.in/books?id=By-wqOOHx30C&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=Bothriochloa+bladhii+west+bengal&source=bl&ots=sZMjPqJ1eQ&sig=D7dHU7LohsqBjPo6V7S0nyE84gc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B_MbUP_vL5CurAet4YG4BQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bothriochloa%20bladhii%20west%20bengal&f=false, do mention that this grass can be found in West Bengal.

Also an image of the Bothriochloa bladhii is available at - http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/?q=090331-5387&o=plants.

Regards,

surajit

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