I appeal to all Research gate fellows to discourage identification based on such photographs. Secondly, nobody should identify any plant if image/images do not accompany field notes and description. If it is from a taxonomist the description of the plant in question should also have comparison with its nearest species. I am not trying discourage new comers rather trying to make them learn the subject of systematic identification. I request all Fellow researchers to encourage this as we can build a band of good taxonomists.I see many image postings which I can straight away identify because experience and acquaintance (like many others) but I do not as I want the people to learn things systematically and also understand the requirements to identify plants or any object. This will be my last answer on this subject and I would not repeat it again and again
You need a more detailed image, some details that would help identify:
What region is this found in? Is it a native species?
Image of a single shoot and associated leaves.
Image of the inflorescence.
Very difficult to identify the plant from this type of image. I would guess it as some species of Urochloa (Poaceae).
It is surely a grass and the genus is Pogonatherum. The species may be P. crinitum . Please check
I appeal to all Research gate fellows to discourage identification based on such photographs. Secondly, nobody should identify any plant if image/images do not accompany field notes and description. If it is from a taxonomist the description of the plant in question should also have comparison with its nearest species. I am not trying discourage new comers rather trying to make them learn the subject of systematic identification. I request all Fellow researchers to encourage this as we can build a band of good taxonomists.I see many image postings which I can straight away identify because experience and acquaintance (like many others) but I do not as I want the people to learn things systematically and also understand the requirements to identify plants or any object. This will be my last answer on this subject and I would not repeat it again and again
Yes, Dr. Sanjappa's suggestion is well placed in the context and no taxonomist would differ. While only some taxa can be correctly identified based on detailed images, many cannot be because of the want of proper verification of characters. A complete specimen is inevitable. Nevertheless, consultation through a platform such as RG is useful to get a clue to proceed in the right direction. Certainly, we need to strengthen teaching of taxonomy in our colleges and universities to build a breed of trained taxonomists.
This is a Bamboo species. One need field notes and information .
One also need a good detailed image
I strongly agree with the statements expressed by the Dr Sanjappa and Dr Uma Shankar, but today we are slowly missing the real field taxonomists and scientists who identify the plants based on their characters derived from the root system to inflorescence and fruit. Today the syllabus in our colleges and Universities are giving least preference to the morphology of plant. They are giving more priority to the applied aspects rather than basic morphological studies.
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GMNRao
One needs field notes, descriptions and Good clear image to really give the correct Identification.Thank you.
Patrick Mutiso
Looks like a bamboo, but without any other data - location etc. etc., and better details, it is impossible to identify plants like this!
In the absence of flowers/fruits and other vegetative characters I presume it could be Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack.
I repeat again please try to provideboth vegetative and reproductive characters for correct identification along with locality of collection and nativity.
Pogonantherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack.
- Please one time check spikelets( Flowers) through world wide accepted description and multi acces key. after decide species name.
I think, this is Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunberg) Kunth, in case of P. crinitum the spikelet Sessile ca. 1-2 mm; and awn of upper lemma strongly reflexed above base ( Observation on herbarium specimen collected from Barmura hills of West Tripura).
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