Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Basionym : Scirpus lithospermus L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Degraded forests and hill slopes, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 600m.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh, K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 19/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0186
  • Collection Locality : Palamaneru forest, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Nagpur district, Sindhudurg district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • 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
    • 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=Scleria lithosperma. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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World Distribution

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