Cyperus clarkei Cooke

 
  • 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) : Mariscus clarkei (T.Cooke) T.Koyama
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus clarkei T.Cooke
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas in grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills above 1400m, on the bare slopes.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 1413
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus clarkei. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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