Fimbristylis ambavanensis V.P.Prasad & N.P.Singh

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CYPERACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Fimbristylis ambavanensis V.P.Prasad & N.P.Singh
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Roots fibrous. Stems tufted, compressed, striate. Leaves abruptly acuminate at apex, margins infolded and thickened on upper surface, smooth; sheaths chartaceous, striate; ligule a fringe of short hairs. Orifice membranous, minutely ciliate. Inflorescence lax, with 3-12 spikelets; involucral bracts 2-3. Spikelets solitary, rarely paired, ovoid to oblong-lanceolate, acute at apex, brown, few flowered; rachilla winged, stamen 1.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district
  • Literature : N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis ambavanensis. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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