Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
“I searched the net for the ID of this grass. Used "paired raceme" in search string, don't know if that term is correct or not. Results are -
Paspalum conjugatum - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124125#KEY-1-5
description of the above - http://www.hear.org/pier/species/paspalum_conjugatum.htm
finds its mention in West Bengal - http://ozelacademy.com/OJAS_v3n1_4.pdf
a pic of the above grass- http://floridagrasses.org/Paspalum%20conjugatum.htm
pics of some other Paspalum sp. - http://www.namethatplant.net/gallery_glossary.shtml?term=spike
Now, i attach pics of a grass that might be Paspalum conjugatum. Or is it some other entirely different species?
Species : UNKNOWN
Habit & Habitat : wild grass, about two feet high, beside a pond, damp place (?)
Date : 16/6/12, 11.40 a.m.
Place : Hooghly” from Surajit ji.
Dear SurajitOf course, it is Paspalum conjugatum, a beautiful grass never can be mistaken with these slender paired racemes with tiny spikelets. The other two species you shortlisted have larger spikelets and shorter racemes. P.scrobiculatum sometimes have more than two racemes with round spikelets and the racemes hardly come out completely out of the leaf sheath. P.distichum has two stiff racemes, usually in a V-shape and the spikelets are oval. I liked the way you identified the species. Keep it up!Regards...Manoj Chandran