Achnatherum jacquemontii (Jaub. & Spach) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 9(3): 323, pl. 80, f. 15-19 (1987)

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A., 2019, Synopsis of the tribe Stipeae (Poaceae) in Nepal, PhytoKeys 128, pp. 97-119 : 109

Achnatherum jacquemontii (Jaub. & Spach) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 9(3): 323, pl. 80, f. 15-19 (1987)

Stipa jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 4: 60, pl. 339 (1851) (Basionym).

≡ Lasiagrostis jacquemontii (Jaubert & Spach) Munro ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 506 (1884);

≡ Lasiagrostis jacquemontii (Jaub. & Spach) Munro ex Aitch., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 107 (1880).

= Stipa jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach subsp. chuzomica Noltie, Edinburgh J. Bot. 56(2): 290, f. 1 Q–U (1999).

Type.

[India] ad ruped in excelsis Emodi Cashemyrianim 2750 m, 1831, Jacquemont 994, (holotype P, isotype K!).

General distribution.

E Afghanistan, Bhutan, China (Tibet), NW India, Nepal, Pakistan ( Freitag 1985; Noltie 2000; Wu and Phillips 2006).

Distribution in Nepal.

Mustang.

Habitat.

Dry mountain slopes, especially in rock crevices.

Altitudinal range.

2500-3000.

Selected specimens studied.

Mustang: Marpha, pentes rocheues arides, 28°45'11"N, 83°41'28"E, 2650 m, 16 Sep. 1981, M. Farille 81-340 (E); Versant de Muktinath Range, faisant face a Jamson, 100 m au dessus du Village Rochers, 2800 m, 16 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-347 (E 188712); Barsumg Khola, on a dry cliff, 28°52'N, 83°16'E, 10000 ft, 18 Jul. 1963, J.D.A. Stainton 4417 (E 00619022).