A new variety of Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A. Camus (Poaceae) is described and illustrated from Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh, India. The new variety differs from the typical variety by its two lobed lemma of pedicelled spikelets and solitary racemes.
Andhra Pradesh, Dichanthium, New variety, Papikonda National Park, Poaceae
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Manuscript Received on 15 February 2020
Manuscript Revised on 05 March 2020
Manuscript Accepted on 08 March 2020
Manuscript Published on 07 January 2021
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