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An enumeration is given of the common grasses of Lucknow and its environs with notes on locality of occurrence, habitat and the date of collection in the flowering state. Attention is directed to recent nomenclatural changes. A generic key based on the current classification is presented for the ready identification of the common Lucknow genera.
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Communicated by Dr. E. K. Janaki Ammal,f.a.sc.
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Patil, R.P. A key to the genera of the common grasses of lucknow and its environs. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 51, 122–132 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050017