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Elionurus royleanus Nees ex A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2:471. 1851. Duthie, Fodder Grasses 28. 1888; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 7:161. 1896; Blatter & McCann. Bombay Grasses 37. 1935; Sultan & Stewart , Grasses W. Pak. 1: 146. 1958; Bor, Grasses Burma Ceyl. Ind. Pak. 145. 1960; Bor in Towns., Guest & Al-Rawi, Fl. Iraq 9:525. 1968; Bor in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 70:526. 1970.
Andropogon elegantissimus Steud.Andropogon elegantissimus var. arabicus Steud.Elionurus royleanus var. albiflorus Terr.Elionurus royleanus var. insularis TerrElionurus royleanus var. niveus Chiov.
Annual; culms 5-30 cm high, fastigiately branching. Leaf–blades 1–15 cm long 1–2 mm wide. Racemes 2-6 cm long, embraced below by a reddish spathe, gathered into fascicles; internodes bearded towards the tip. Sessile spikelet lanceolate; callus obconical, 1 mm long; lower glume 5–6 mm long, glabrous to villous on the back, sprouting tufts of hair from teeth along the margins, divided at the tip into 2 flattened tails 4–6 mm long. Pedicelled spikelet narrowly lanceolate 6-10 mm long, caudate–acuminate to a subuliform tip.
Fl. & Fr. Per. : September–October.
Type: Ethiopia, Schimper 795 (K).
Distribution; Pakistan (Sind); Mauretania to Northwest India.
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