Cyperus dubius Rottb.

 
  • 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 dubius (Rottb.) Kük. ex G.E.C.Fischer
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus dubius Rottb.
  • Common name : Star Sedge
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests, wastelands and roadsides
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills above 500m on bare slopes
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Collector(s) Name : R. Raghavendra Rao; Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh, K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 29-06-1972, 26-10-2014
  • Collection Nos : R.R. Rao 2017; HJCB-0399
  • Collection Locality : M.M. Hills, Chamarajanagar district (KA); Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Puri district, Khurda district, Sambalpur district, Dhenkanal district
    • Tamil Nadu : Plains from the coast
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Australia, India, Sri lanka, China, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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 dubius. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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