Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. brownii (Roem. & Schult.) T.Koyama

 
  • 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) : Rhynchospora rugosa var. griffithii (Boeckeler) D.M.Verma & Veena Chandra
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhynchospora brownii Roem. & Schult.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas in grasslands
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; Leaves scattered all along stem; Inflorescence corymbiform anthelate; anthelas 3-6; spikelets ovate-Ianceolate, ferrugineous; Nuts narrowly oblong, pale-brown, smooth or faintly wrinkled.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Ma
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropics and subtropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. brownii. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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