Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fimbristylis angularis Link; Fimbristylis benghalensis (Pers.) Roem. & Schult.; Fimbristylis fauriei Ohwi; Fimbristylis mucronata Vahl; Fimbristylis quinquangularis var. bistaminifera Tang & F.T.Wang; Fimbristylis quinquangularis var. elata Tang & F.T.Wang; Iria angularis (Link) Kuntze; Iria miliacea (L.) Kuntze; Isolepis angularis Schrad.; Isolepis miliacea (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl; Isolepis miliacea var. major J.Presl & C.Presl; Isolepis pentagona (Roxb.) Schult.; Isolepis tetragona Schult.; Scirpus benghalensis Pers.; Scirpus miliaceus L.; Scirpus niloticus Blanco; Scirpus parviflorus Willd. ex Kunth; Scirpus pentagonus Roxb.; Scirpus plantagineus Roxb.; Scirpus quadrangularis Thouars; Scirpus salbundius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Scirpus tetragonus Roxb.; Trichelostylis angularis (Link) Nees; Trichelostylis miliacea (L.) Nees; Trichelostylis miliacea var. microstachya Nees; Trichelostylis pentagona Nees; Trichelostylis tetragona (Schult.) Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fimbristylis quinquangularis subsp. quinquangularis
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs; Leaves shorter to equalling culm; Anthela lax, compound or decompound; Spikelets oblong-ovoid; Nuts broadly ellilpsoid to subglobose.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Phodong to Kabi, Pachekhani
  • Native : Afghanistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Hainan, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Lesser Sund
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Hainan, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 221
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis miliacea. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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