Lectotypification and Epitypification of Spodiopogon dubius (Poaceae)

Kuntal Saha; Manoj  Chandran; Saurabh  Guleri; Mark F. Watson; Ranjana Negi

doi:10.3417/20261038

Kuntal Saha Shri Guru Ram Rai University and Forest Research Institute https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6536-1500
Manoj Chandran Uttarakhand Forest Department https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-9088
Saurabh Guleri Shri Guru Ram Rai University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2320-3324
Mark F. Watson Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Ranjana Negi Forest Research Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/20261038

Keywords: Andropogoneae, grass, India, nomenclature, Saccharinae, typification

Abstract

A lectotype and epitype are designated here for Spodiopogon dubius Hack. (Poaceae), originally described by Eduard Hackel from Himalayan material. The species was recently re-collected during field surveys in the Western Himalaya, and an updated description is provided.