Piptatherum gracile Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17(486-491): 211 (1921).

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A., 2019, Synopsis of the tribe Stipeae (Poaceae) in Nepal, PhytoKeys 128, pp. 97-119 : 112

Piptatherum gracile Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17(486-491): 211 (1921).

≡ Oryzopsis gracilis (Mez) Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 347 (1939:).

Type.

Tibet occ., 3900-4000 m., Thomson s.n. (lectotype W designated by Freitag 1975, isolectotype K!).

General distribution.

Afghanistan, China, N India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan ( Freitag 1975; Wu and Phillips 2006).

Distribution in Nepal.

Mustang.

Habitat.

alpine steppes and meadows.

Altitude range.

2500-4000 m.

Selected specimens studied.

Mustang: Marpha, 28°45'11"N, 83°41'28"E, 2670 m, 16 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-336 (E); Jomsom, 28°46'51"N, 83°43'27"E, 3200 m, Versant de Muksant Range, faisant face a Jomsom, 500 m au dessus du village, on rocks, 16 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-352 (E); Jharkot - Kagbeni, 28°50'17"N, 83°47'3"E, 2800-3550 m, 17 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-359 (E); 10 Jul. 2000, Y. Iokawa, M.N. Subedi, Y. Takahashi & K. Kano 20020054 (E); Dzong Pura (Muktinath), 28°49'41"N, 83°51'19"E 3640 m, 29 July 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 2087 (E); Tange, 29°0'38"N, 83°56'45"E, 3640 m, 1 Aug. 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 2125 (E); Kagbeni, 28°50'17"N, 83°47'3"E, 3030 m, 8 Jun 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J. Williams 5659 (E); Ekle Bhatti, on sunny rocky steep slope at pathside, 2270 m, 22 Sep. 1995, M. Mikage et al. 9552384 (E 224287).