Bothriochloa is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem. The etymology of the genus name Bothriochloa derives from the two ancient Greek words (), meaning "small pit or trench", and or (), meaning "new green shoot or blade of grass". Shahid Nawaz, an agrostologist at the Blatter Herbarium, collected an interesting specimens of Bothriochloa from Gooty Fort Hill, Andhra Pradesh, India in December 2019. The specimens were identified and confirmed as Bothriochloa ewartiana (Domin) C. E. Hubb. based on literature study and international correspondence with experts from Australia, Indonesia and Americas. This study adds an extended and disjunct distribution of a Far Eastern species in Asia from India. Systematics Species list The following species are recognised: Bothriochloa alta (Hitchc.) Henrard – tall beardgrass – Americas from New Mexico to Argentina Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter– cane bluestem – USA (CO MO OK AZ CA NV UT TX NM FL SC), Mexico, El Salvador, South America (from Colombia to Paraguay) Bothriochloa biloba S.T.Blake – Queensland, New South Wales Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake – Asia (Yemen to Caucasus to Japan to Maluku), Australia, New Guinea, Africa, Madagascar Bothriochloa bunyensis B.K.Simon – Queensland Bothriochloa campii (Swallen) De Wet – Ecuador Bothriochloa compressa (Hook.f.) Henrard – India, Lesser Sunda Islands Bothriochloa decipiens (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. – Australia Bothriochloa edwardsiana (Gould) Parodi – Mexico, Texas, Argentina, Uruguay Bothriochloa ensiformis (Hook.f.) Henrard – India Bothriochloa erianthoides (F.Muell.) C.E.Hubb. – Queensland, New South Wales Bothriochloa eurylemma M.Marchi & Longhi – Wagner – Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Argentina (Entre Ríos, Chaco, Formosa, Tucumán, Salta) Bothriochloa ewartiana (Domin) C.E.Hubb. – Australia, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands, Andhra Pradesh, India Bothriochloa exaristata (Nash) Henrard – awnless beardgrass – southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, USA (TX LA) Bothriochloa grahamii (Haines) Bor – India Bothriochloa hirtifolia (J.Presl) Henrard – Mexico, Guatemala Bothriochloa hybrida (Gould) Gould – USA (TX LA), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca) Bothriochloa imperatoides (Lillo) Herter – Rio Grande do Sul, northern Argentina, Uruguay Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.Camus – sweetpitted grass – Africa, Madagascar, India, Arabian Peninsula, Spain, Sicily Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng – yellow bluestem – Eurasia + North Africa from Portugal + Canary Islands to Korea Bothriochloa kuntzeana (Hack.) Henrard – India, Nepal Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter – silver bluestem – Americas from