Arundinella setosa

Arundinella setosa Trin.
Family: Poaceae

Synonyms: Andropogon capillaris B.Heyne ex Steud., Arundinella bidentata Keng, Arundinella capillaris Hook.f., Arundinella hirsuta Steud., Arundinella hubeiensis D.M.Chen, Arundinella hupeiensis Keng f. & X.P.Liou, Arundinella lasiostoma K.Schum., Arundinella mutica Nees ex Steud., Arundinella setifera Steud., Arundinella setosa var. culionensis Jansen, Arundinella setosa var. esetosa Bor ex S.M.Phillips & S.L.Chen, Arundinella setosa var. lanifera C.E.C.Fisch., Arundinella setosa var. lasiostoma (K.Schum.) Jansen, Arundinella setosa var. nilagiriana Subba Rao & Kumari, Arundinella setosa var. setosa, Arundinella setosa var. tengchongensis B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu ex S.L.Chen, Arundinella sinensis Rendle, Arundinella stricta Nees, Arundinella tricuspidula Buse, Arundinella zollingeri Steud., Berghausia barbulata (Nees) Endl. ex Miq., Danthonia luzoniensis Steud., Danthonia neuroelytrum Steud., Garnotia barbulata (Nees) Merr., Garnotia barbulata (Nees) Janowski, Milium cimicinoides Roxb. ex Hook.f., Miquelia barbulata Nees, Miquelia setosa Nees

• Chinese: 刺芒野古草
• English: Reed grass, Arundinella
• Telugu: Pathi oopagaddi

Description: Herb, perennial, culms tufted, erect or geniculate, 0.6-1.5m tall; sometimes branched, 3-7 noded, nodes glabrous. Leaf sheaths shorter than internodes, glabrous or hispid; leaf blades linear, 10–40 cm × 3–9 mm, glabrous or hispid; ligule 0.5 mm. Panicle open 10-45 cm long; central axis and branches scabrid; branches 5–20 cm, stiffly ascending or spreading, solitary or fasciculate, loosely spiculate; pedicels scabrid, apex usually with long stiff hairs. Spikelets 5–6 mm, green tinged purple; glumes glabrous or rarely setose, scaberulous along veins; lower glume 4.5–5.5 mm, 3 veined; upper glume 5-veined; lower floret staminate or barren, shorter than glumes or equaling lower glume; upper floret 2.5–3 mm, lemma apex awned, awn geniculate 6–10 mm; callus hairy.

Pulbished articles on Arundinella setosa

1. Population genetic structure of two forest grasses with contrasting life forms, Arundinella setosa and Garnotia tenella in Thailand.
By: Teerawatananon. A.: Hodkinson. T. R.: Sungkaew. S.
Kasetsart Journal. Natural Science Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 8-22 Published: 2013

2. ARUNDINELLA-SETOSA TRIN. SYNONYM ARUNDINELLA-MUTICA NEES EX STEUD. IN UPPER GANGETIC PLAIN INDIA
By: UNIYAL B P
Indian Journal of Forestry Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 93 Published: 1986

3. A NEW VARIETY OF ARUNDINELLA-SETOSA FROM INDIA
By: SUBBA RAO G V; KUMARI G R
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Volume: 72 Issue: 3 Pages: 827-828 Published: 1975