Kyllinga nemoralis (Forster) Dandy ex Hutchinson

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (SEDGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cyperaceae
  • Species : Kyllinga nemoralis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Common name : Whitehead spike Sedge
  • Vernacular name : Nirbishi, Sevt gottubhi (Kan.); Svetanirvisha (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-244
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 13/09/14
  • Collection Locality : Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Mixed forest
  • Key identification features : A rhizomatous creeping herb. Stems slender. Leaves as long as the stem. Spikes solitary, ovoid, white, 5-8 mm in diameter. Spikelets 2.5-3 mm long. Achene-bearing glume is broadly winged.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Pantropical
  • Comments : Often in plains by hills and open moist places.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Kyllinga nemoralis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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