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Miscanthus nepalensis (Trin.) Hack. in DC., Monogr. Phan. 6:104. 1889. Hook. f., Brit. Ind. 7:107. 1896; Bor, Fl. Assam 5:311. 1940; Sultan & Stewart, Grasses W. Pak. 1:71. 1958; Bor, Grasses Burma Ceyl. Ind. Pak. 196. 1960; Lee in J. Jap. Bot. 39; 296. 1940.
Erianthus nepalensis (Trin.) Steud.Eulalia nepalensis Trin.Pollinia nepalensis (Trin.) Benth. ex Duthie
Tufted perennial with very short rhizomes; culms up to 1.5 m high. Leaf-blades flat, 30-50 cm long, 6-10 mm wide, narrowed at the base. Panicle 10-15 (-20) cm long, spreading, the axis much shorter than the racemes. Spikelets 2-2.5 (-2.8) mm long, the callus bearded with golden-brown hairs 3-4 times as long as the spikelet; lower glume brown, emarginate, hairy on the margins in the lower half with hairs of unequal length, the longest 2-3 times as long as the glume; upper lemma bidentate, with a straight or flexuous awn 9-13 mm long.
Type locality: Nepal.
Distribution: Pakistan (N.W.F.P. & Kashmir); Himalayas; Khasi and Naga Hills; Burma.
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