Kyllinga nemoralis (Forster) Dandy ex Hutchinson

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Cyperaceae
  • Species : Kyllinga nemoralis (Forster) Dandy ex Hutchinson
  • 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 (Hin.); Svetanirvisha (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HFP 2443, CJS 14140, KFP 67
  • 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
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year.
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Comments : Weed of moist shady places.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Chikamagalur, Davanagere, Dharwad, Hassan, Mysore, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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