Cyperus laxus Lam.

 
  • 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 diffusus subsp. tolucensis (Kunth) Borhidi; Cyperus diffusus var. tolucensis (Kunth) Kük.; Cyperus diffusus var. umbrosus (Lindl. & Nees) Kük.; Cyperus homoiiria Steud.; Cyperus laxus Griseb.; Cyperus macrostachyus Ten. ex Boeckeler; Cyperus octophyllus Hochst. ex Steud.; Cyperus tolucensis Kunth; Cyperus umbrosus Lindl. & Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus laxus Lam.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet thickets or shaded banks, often in moist forest, rarely in open places
  • Key identification features : Perennial, tufted herbs; Leaves subequalling the stem; Anthelate decompound; spikelets lanceolate, 2-4 (-9) together, sessile; glumes broadly ovate, remote, mucronate, green with reddish margin; Nuts ellipsoid, blackish-brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-February
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Isla
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 252
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 256
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus laxus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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