Cyperus laevigatus L.

 
  • 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) : Juncellus laevigatus (L.) C. B. Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus laevigatus L.
  • Common name : Smooth Flatsedge
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wetlands
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : Dec. 2010
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-202
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Buldhana district, Dhule district, Nashik district, Pune district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Kendrapara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Plains and on Balaghat
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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 laevigatus. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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