- Family : CYPERACEAE
(Sedge Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
- Synonym(s) : Mariscus compactus (Retz.) Bold.; Cyperus compactus f. decolorans Kük.; Cyperus compactus var. macrostachys (Boeckeler) Kük.; Cyperus compactus var. pauciflorus (H.Pfeiff.) Kük.; Cyperus congestus Poir.; Cyperus cuadriflorus Llanos; Cyperus dilutus Vahl; Cyperus dilutus var. macrostachys Boeckeler; Cyperus grabowskianus Boeckeler; Cyperus haenkeanus Kunth; Cyperus luzonensis J.Presl & C.Presl; Cyperus rufus Nees ex Kunth; Cyperus septatus Steud.; Cyperus spinulosus Roxb.; Duval-jouvea diluta (Vahl) Palla; Mariscus compactus var. macrostachys (Boeckeler) F.C.How; Mariscus dilutus Nees; Mariscus giganteus Boeckeler; Mariscus grabowskianus (Boeckeler) Merr.; Mariscus microcephalus J.Presl & C.Presl; Mariscus microcephalus var. pauciflorus H.Pfeiff.; Sphaeromariscus microcephalus (J.Presl & C.Presl) E.G.Camus
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus compactus Retz.
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Wet low lands and as a weed in rice fields
- Key identification features : Perennial herbs; Stems spongy; Leaves canaliculate, margins spiny, sheaths reddish-brown; Inflorescence compound anthelate, reddish-brown; Spikelets numerous; Nuts linear-oblong, deep brown.
- Flower, Fruit : March-November
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, P.Prakash
- Collection Date : 28/10/1978
- Collection Nos : KFP 3758
- Collection Locality : Supa-Dandeli road, Uttara Kannada district
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, West Godavari district
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Dhenkanal district, Ganjam district, Koraput district, Bolangir district, Puri district
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tha
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- 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
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 253
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus compactus. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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