Cyperus triceps (Rottb.) Endl.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (SEDGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cyperaceae
  • Species : Cyperus triceps
  • Synonym : Mariscus dubius (Rottb.) Kuk. ex G.E.C.Fischer
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyperus dubius Rottb.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0399; R.R.Rao 2017
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao; R.Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 26/10/14; 29/06/1972
  • Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; M.M.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : Tufted perennial with short rhizome. Stem up to 30 cm, sheaths brown. Leaves are many. Inflorescence simple, subglobose with long spreading bracts. Spikelets many in a cluster, congested, ovate to lanceolate, 3-6 flowered. Nutlet ellipsoid.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
  • Comments : Often on hills above 500 m, on bare slopes.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Malai Mahadeswara Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittor district, Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Australia, India, Sri lanka, China, Malaysia
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. .; 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=Cyperus triceps. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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