Piptatherum munroi (Stapf ex Hook.f.) Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 212 (1921).

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A., 2019, Synopsis of the tribe Stipeae (Poaceae) in Nepal, PhytoKeys 128, pp. 97-119 : 112-113

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.128.34637

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scientific name

Piptatherum munroi (Stapf ex Hook.f.) Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 212 (1921).
status

 

Piptatherum munroi (Stapf ex Hook.f.) Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 212 (1921).

Oryzopsis munroi Stapf ex Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7(22): 234 (1897) (Basionym).

= Oryzopsis stewartiana Bor, Kew Bull., 272 (1953);

= Oryzopsis geminiramula Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 17: 14 (1957).

Type.

NW India, Chenab Himalayas, 1852, Thomson (lectotype E 360583!, designated by Freitag 1975).

General distribution.

China, N India, Kashmir, Nepal ( Freitag 1975).

Distribution in Nepal.

Dolpa, Jumla, Mustang, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu.

Habitat.

Among dwarf Rhododendron shrubland and in coniferous forest.

Altitude range.

3490-4500.

Selected specimens studied.

Dolpa: Sangdan, 28°55'N, 83°41'E, 4550 m, 21 Jul. 1963, J.D.A. Stainton 4443 (E). Jumla: Maharigaon, grassy slope, 29°19'50"N, 82°22'15"E, 4090 m, 18 Jul. 1952, O.V. Polunin, W.R. Sykes, & L.H.J. Williams 219 (E). Mustang: 2800 m, 16 Sep. 1981, M. Farille, 81-348 (E); Lo Tsho Dhyum, Nr. Kali Grandaki River, Dhi (Dhee) area, stony river bank, scattered open vegetation, 22 Jul. 1998, W.R. Sykes 285/98 (E). Sankhuwasabha: Thudam, 27°45'31"N, 87°32'59"E, 3490-3480 m, 2 Nov 1971, L.W. Beer, C.R. Lancaster & D. Morris 10679 (E). Solukhumbu: Namche Bazar, along the trail to Phurte, South east facing grassy slopes, open grassy slopes with bushes of Juniperus, 27°48'24"N, 86°42'46"E, 3420 m, 13 Sep. 2005, F.M. Watson et al. DNEP3 AX33 (E, KATH).

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Piptatherum

Loc

Piptatherum munroi (Stapf ex Hook.f.) Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 212 (1921).

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A. 2019
2019
Loc

Oryzopsis geminiramula

Ohwi 1957
1957
Loc

Oryzopsis stewartiana

Bor 1953
1953