Carex composita Boott

 
  • 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) : Carex composita f. simplicior Kük.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex composita Boott
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial, tufted herbs; Rhizomes creeping; Leaves scattered all over stems; Inflorescence paniculate-fasciculate; spikelets solitary or few; glumes red streaked; Utricles villous; Nuts ellipsoid, brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 247
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carex composita. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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