Lophopogon
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| Lophopogon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Subtribe: | Germainiinae |
| Genus: | Lophopogon Hack. |
| Type species | |
| Lophopogon tridentatus | |
Lophopogon is a ditypic genus endemic to India, consisting of two well-known species Lophopogon tridentatus (Roxb.) Hackel and Lophopogon kingii Hook f. belonging to the tribe Andropogoneae in the grass family.[2][3][4][5] Shahid Nawaz, an Indian agrostologist at Blatter Herbarium (BLAT), recently revised this genus from India.[5]
Lophopogon prasannae, a species described from the state of Andhra Pradesh is allied to L. kingii and was thus synonymised as a new heterotypic synonym of the latter.[5] L. tridentatus is a widely distributed species in India whereas L. kingii is a rare grass occurring in Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in India.[5]
- Lophopogon kingii Hook.f. - Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in India.[5]
- Lophopogon tridentatus (Roxb.) Hack. - Andhra pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Formerly included[6]
- Lophopogon intermedius - Apocopis intermedia
- Lophopogon tenax - Germainia tenax
Sessile spikelet of Lophopogon kingii.
