Bothriochloa, Kuntze (1891:, 1761

Landge, Shahid Nawaz & Shinde, Rajendra D., 2021, Synopsis of the genus Bothriochloa (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) in India, Phytotaxa 516 (1), pp. 43-58 : 48

Key to the allied genera of Bothriochloa

1. All the pairs of the spikelets in spiciform-raceme homogamous ............................................................................................ Eulalia

1. All the pairs of the spikelets in spiciform-raceme heterogamous, if homogamous then few pairs only confined to the base ............ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Pedicel and rhachis internode with a distinct translucent median longitudinal groove .....................................................................3

2. Pedicel and rhachis internode solid, if at all grooved then not translucent .................................................................... Dichanthium

3. Branches of the inflorescence capillary; raceme consists of only few sessile spikelets usually 1–5 (rarely 8 or 25); spikelets never pitted.......................................................... Capillipedium (only exception is C. mistryi with a solid pedicel and rhachis internode)

3. Branches of the inflorescence non-capillary; raceme usually consist of more than 15 sessile spikelets; spikelets pitted or not ........ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Bothriochloa