Phytoliths as a Tool for the Identification of Some Chloridoideae Grasses in Kerala

Table 1

Grasses included in the present study.

Si. no.	Latin name	Collection no.
(1)	Chloris barbata Sw.	127309, 127380, 6177
(2)	Cynadon arcuatus  J.S. Presl. ex C.B. Presl.	127304
(3)	C. dactylon (Linn.) Pers.	113370, 11276
(4)	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (Linn.) P. Beauv.	113373, 8951, 3580
(5)	Eleusine corocana (Linn.) Gaertn.	124901, 521, 3819
(6)	E. indica (Linn.) Gaertn.	113343, 9479, 2667
(7)	Eragrostis nutans (Retz.) Steud.	127390
(8)	E. tenella (Linn.) Roem. and Schult	113375, 34419
(9)	E. unioloides (Retz.) Steud.	113383, 3587, 2565
(10)	E. viscosa (Retz.) Trin.	113351, 12406
(11)	Leptochloa chinensis (Linn.) Nees	127355
(12)	Perotis indica (Linn.) O. Kuntze	113381, 5803, 3986
(13)	Sporobolus diander (Retz.) P. Beauv.	113377, 1337
(14)	S. piliferus (Trin.) Kunth	127307, 2891, 4650
(15)	S. tenuissimus (Schrank) O. Kuntze	113357, 113375