Achnatherum brandisii (Mez) Z.L.Wu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 34: 154 (1996).

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A., 2019, Synopsis of the tribe Stipeae (Poaceae) in Nepal, PhytoKeys 128, pp. 97-119 : 108

Achnatherum brandisii (Mez) Z.L.Wu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 34: 154 (1996).

Stipa brandisii Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17(13-18): 207 (1921) (Basionym).

= Stipa subeffusa Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 17: 15 (1957).

Type.

[India] N. W. Himalaya, Kulla, Oct. 1876, Brandis 1005 (lectotype K 32092! selected and labeled by H. Freitag on 15 March 1984 but designated here).

General distribution.

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

Distribution in Nepal.

Dolpa, Manang, Mustang.

Habitat.

Open dry slopes, among shrubs and in Bamboo ( Sinarundinaria sp.) thicket.

Altitudinal range.

2400-4000 m.

Note.

Stipa brandisii was described by Mez (1921) based on a specimen housed at B but destroyed during the Second World War. In his original description of the species Mez (1921) reported that the species had been collected in 'Western-Himalaya, Kulla ([by] Brandis)', but did not provide further information about the date of specimen collection, number and place where it was housed. In the absence of the original material, the specimen at K (http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000032092) was selected as lectotype by H. Freitag in 1984 and subsequently cited as the holotype ( Freitag 1985). We designate this here as the lectotype.

Selected specimens studied.

Dolpa: Above Chong, near Tibrikot Growing, among shrubs on open slopes, 29°1'40"N, 82°46'22"E, 2580 m, 11 Sep. 1952, O.V. Polunin, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 3314 (E). Manang: Humde, Bhraka, open place, 3400 m, Aug. 1983, K.R. Rajbhandari 8786 (KATH); Boraga, Entre Braga et Ghyaru, 28°39'24"N, 84°2'22"E, 3500 m, 22 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-486 (E); Boraga, Entre Braga et Ghyaru, bois ouvert xerophile, 28°39'24"N, 84°2'22"E 3500 m, 22 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-491 (E); Boraga Annapurna Himal, Manang, Annapurna III, north-slope above Braga, on pastures, 28°39'24"N, 84°2'22"E, 3850 m, 14 Oct. 1969, T. Wraber, 36404(502) (BM). Mustang: Versant de Muktinath Range, faisant face a Jomsom, 50 m au dessus du village Rochers [on rocks], environnement rocheux, mais dans les touffes d’epineux oub d’Artemisia, 28°46'51"N, 83°43'27"E, 2750 m, 16 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-358 (E); Ommang 28°44'N, 83°45'E, 3600 m, 31 Jul. 1996, T. Hoshino, M. Amano, H. Koba, N. Miyoshi, K.R. Rajbhandari, M. Sato, P. Shrestha & S. Takatsuki 9662100 (KATH); Jomsom, 28°46'51"N, 83°43'27"E, 3350 m, 31 Jul. 1996, T. Hoshino, M. Amano, H. Koba, N. Miyoshi, K.R. Rajbhandari, M. Sato, P. Shrestha & S. Takatsuki 9670079 (KATH); Kali Gandaki, Tangdung-Khola, S-facing, wind-blown slope, 2490-2480 m, Aug. 1977, G. Miehe (BM); Cha Lungpa, NE-facing slope, alpine pastures 3940 m, 27 July 1977, G. Miehe 351b (BM); NW of Tukche, valley of Yamkin Khola, in Bamboo ( Sinarundinaria sp.) thicket, 28°41'15"N, 83°37'35"E, 2840 m, 20 Sep. 1995, M. Mikage & K. Yonekura 9552331 (KATH); Tukucha (Kali Gandaki), 3180 m, [28°42'33"N, 83°38'37"E], 21 Aug. 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 7363 (BM, E 619028); Tukucha, Kali Gandaki, amongst hillside shrubs, 28°42'33"N, 83°38'37"E, 3030 m, 12 Sep. 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 7813 (E); Chimgaon (N of Tukucha) Kali Gandaki, on dry slopes, 28°43'38"N, 83°40'45"E, 2880 m, 14 Sep. 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 9887 (BM).