Volume 26, Issue 78, July - December, 2025

Extended distribution of a Western Ghats endemic Grass, Eragrostis nilgiriensis Vivek et al., 2013 to the Arid zone of Peninsular India

Shaik Saheena¹, Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao^1♦

¹Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapuramu, 515003, Andhra Pradesh, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Prof. Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, 515003, India

ABSTRACT

Eragrostis nilgiriensis Vivek et al., 2013; a novel species discovered in Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu state, India is collected from Penukonda hills, Andhra Pradesh which represent a typical representative of the arid zone of Peninsular India. Present report extends the species distribution to the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Keywords: Andhra Pradesh, Arid zone flora, Significant Indian Grasses

Species, 2026, 27(79), e9s3269

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Published: 27 April 2026