Scirpus grossus L.f.

 
  • 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) : Schoenoplectus grossus (L.f.) Palla; Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kachar (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Often in marshy areas on plains
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district
    • Maharashtra : Amravati district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nagpur district, Pune district, Raigad district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Malkangiri district, Khurda district
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bruny Island, Tropical Australia, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Scirpus grossus. Downloaded on 2 November 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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