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A Synopsis of the Awned Grasses of former Madras Presidency


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, India
 

The paper deals with the structure, importance and position of awns in some members of the family Gramineae, which is one of the largest families of Angiosperms occurring in the former Madras Presidency. An artificial key for the genera of grasses possessing awns is provided to help easy identification.
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S. Karthikeyan
Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, India

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The paper deals with the structure, importance and position of awns in some members of the family Gramineae, which is one of the largest families of Angiosperms occurring in the former Madras Presidency. An artificial key for the genera of grasses possessing awns is provided to help easy identification.