Carex polycephala Boott

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex polycephala Boott
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Robust herbs; Leaves long, exceeding the inflorescence; Inflorescene elongate-oblong, dense; Spikes large, oblong- cylindric, straw coloured; Utricles ellipsoid, trigonous.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- July
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Dikeeling, Labdong (Lepdand)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 209
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 250
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carex polycephala. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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