Cyperus babakan Steud.

 
  • 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) : Cyperus babakensis Steud. ex Miq.; Cyperus pilosus var. babakensis (Steud. ex Miq.) C.B.Clarke; Duval-jouvea babakensis (Steud. ex Miq.) H.Pfeiff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus babakan Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial, stoloniferous herbs; Leaves shorter than stem; Inflorescence anthelate, dense; rachis hispidulous; spikelets clustered, many; glumes purplish-yellow; Nuts shortly stipitate, blackish.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 253
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus babakan. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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