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Taxonomic description and annotation of Poa albertii Regel (Poaceae: Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae) from North Western Himalayas, India.

Mudassir Ahmad Bhat, Sheikh Abdul Shakoor, Amarjit Singh Soodan

Abstract


Poa albertii Regel, a native to Central Asia, has been described from North-Western Himalayan region and annotated to the latest system of grass classification. A detailed taxonomic description in the latest format, along with illustrations and Scanning Electron Micrograph of diagnostic features is provided to diagnose P. albertii Regel from allied species.

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Grasses, Poa, Himalayas, Taxonomy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21746/aps.2018.7.3.1

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