- 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) : Eleocharis dichotoma (L.) H.Karst.; Isolepis dichotoma (L.) Kunth; Scirpus dichotomus L.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Degraded deciduous forests, marshy areas and paddy fields
- Comments / notes : Common
- Key identification features : Annual herbs; Leaves usually shorter than stem; Anthela simple to decompound ; spikelets ovoid-globose; Nuts obovoid, shortly stipitate.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 16/09/2010
- Collection Nos : FAP 40101
- Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Anantapur district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Odisha : Odisha
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Near Phensong, on way to Lachung, Tingbong, Gezing, Rangpo - Teesta, Gangtok, Chungthang - Lachung, Temi, Dikchu
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Punjab : Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
- Native : Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Pantropical
- 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
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore District
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 220
- 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.: 260-261
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. dichotama. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.
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