Research Article | Published: 01 June 2015

Grasses of Scott Christian College Campus, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, India

T.S.  Shynin  Brintha, J. Jeba Stella, J. Edwin James and S. Jeeva

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 38 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 177-180 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-95ZG2D | Cite this article

Abstract

The work deals with the studies on grasses of Scott Christian College campus, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India. A total of 61 taxa belonging to 45 genera under 7 tribes were gathered.

Keywords

Grasses, Nagercoil, Poaceae, Scott Christian College, Tamil Nadu

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Brintha, T.S., Stella, J.J., James, J.E. and Jeeva, S., 2015. Grasses of Scott Christian College Campus, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 38(2), pp.177-180. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-95ZG2D

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