Carex royleana Nees

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Carex akiensis K.Okamoto; Carex breviculmis subsp. royleana (Nees) Kük.; Carex engleriana H.Lév. & Vaniot; Carex leucochlora var. petrogena Kitag.; Carex leucochlora var. subglabra V.N.Vassil.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex leucochlora var. leucochlora
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs; Stem caespitose, 10 - 40 cm tall; Leaves 6 - 25 x 0.3 cm, flat; Spikes 2-5, oblong, terminal one male, female with 8-14 utricles; Utricles small ellipsoid, trigonous, sparsely pubescent.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Lachung
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Amur, China, India, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Primorye, Taiwan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Amur, China, India, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Primorye, Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 211
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 251
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carex royleana. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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