taxonID	type	description	language	source
039CF572FFEEFFC9369BFB7C6504F996.taxon	description	Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 143: 411. 1982; Noltie, Fl. Bhutan 3 (2): 558. 2000; Zhu et al. in Wu et al., Fl. China 22: 273. 2006. Type: TAJIKISTAN, Pamir, Khorgosh gorge, 13500 ft (4115 m), 26.07.1901, Alexeenko (LE).	en	S., Saha, J., Ghosh, M., Midday, A. K., Halder, M., Mandal, Maity, D. (2024): Addition of Poa calliopsis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae) to the flora of Eastern Himalaya, India. Rheedea 34 (2): 142-148, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.08, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.08
039CF572FFEEFFCC369BF9786394FE8E.taxon	description	Flowering & fruiting: May to August. Habitat: Grows in alpine meadows, along streams and water bodies, on grassy slopes, in damp areas, and on dry hillocks mostly in association with Carex deasyi (C. B. Clarke) O. Yano & S. R. Zhang (Cyperaceae), Dracocephalum heterophyllum Benth. (Lamiaceae), Primula sp. (Primulaceae), Scrophularia wattii (Hook. f.) P. Li (Scrophulariaceae). Distribution: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim (present report)], Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan. Specimen examined: INDIA, North Sikkim, towards Kerang, 5059.68 m, 13.06.2022, Maity, Mandal, Ghosh, Midday, Saha & Halder 24853, 24884 (CUH). Notes: Poa calliopsis can be distinguished by the broadly blunt lemmas variegated with gold and purple. Besides, its rhizomatous habit, presence of callus hairs at the base of the florets, long cilia on the basal half of the keel (mid-vein) and lateral veins of the lemma, 2 – 3 teeth on the upper part of the palea keels (middle and lower parts smooth), and 0.9 – 2.5 mm long anthers make this species unique among all other members of the genus. Notably, in the present study few spikelets were found to have a palea with few cilia on the lower part of its keels, which is similar to P. nepalensis (Wall. ex Griseb.) Duthie. This observation corroborates Noltie (2000). However, P. nepalensis can be easily distinguished from P. calliopsis by the presence of scabrid leaf blades and 3 – 6 florets in a spikelet. The new record of P. calliopsis in Sikkim Himalaya brings the number of species recognized in the genus to 33 in the state Sikkim.	en	S., Saha, J., Ghosh, M., Midday, A. K., Halder, M., Mandal, Maity, D. (2024): Addition of Poa calliopsis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae) to the flora of Eastern Himalaya, India. Rheedea 34 (2): 142-148, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.08, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.08
