Mapania palustris (Hassk. ex Steud.) Fern.-Vill.

 
  • 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) : Lepironia palustris (Hassk. ex Steud.) Miq.; Pandanophyllum palustre Hassk. ex Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mapania palustris (Hassk. ex Steud.) Fern.-Vill.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial or annual herbs with rhizomes creeping; Leaves in basal tufts; Inflorescence capitate, spikes 10-50, ellipsoid, glumes spiral, brown speckled, first pair ciliolate, third empty; Nuts narrowly ovoid, shortly stipitate.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, India, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, India, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 265
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mapania palustris. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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