Mariscus dubius (Rottb.) Kük. ex G.E.C.Fischer

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Cyperaceae
  • Species : Mariscus dubius
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyperus dubius Rottb.
  • Common name : Star Sedge
  • Collection Nos : HFP 2236, CJS 14250, R.R.Rao 2017
  • Key identification features : Tufted perennial with short rhizome. Stem upto 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 : India, Sri Lanka, China
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Chitradurga, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka

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