Grasses of arid zone of peninsular India. 2017. 24 col. pls. 44 full - page line figs. 233 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

This book deals with the grasses of Arid zone of peninsular India encompassing three Rayelaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh and 216 wild and naturalized grass taxa comprising 214 species and 35 genera are described in the book with illustrations and photographs for selected species.

Of the grasses of arid zone of peninsular India, Karnataka region harbours 204 taxa and representing 54% of the wild and naturalized grasses of the state and Andhra Pradesh arid zone harbours 167 taxa representing 62% of the grass taxa of the state. The dominant grass genus of the study area is Eragrostis with 20 species followed by Digitoria (10 species) and Chrysopogon, Panicum, Sporobolus (9 species). Of the 216 grass taxa, 27 species are found endemic to India, of which 15 are confined to peninsular India.

Thirteen grass taxa are new distributional records to south India, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Bracketed keys are provided for the genera and species and infra-specific taxa. Salient features of the genus shared common by the all the species are presented for every genus. Infra-generic taxa are described with a full citation, brief morphology followed by the information on the distribution pattern of the taxon in the world, India and study area, habitat, abundance, phenology and representative specimens. Remarks on taxonomic affinities, ecological variation, nomenclature notes etc. were given wherever necessary.- Special offer at reduced price.