Cyperus malaccensis Lam.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus malaccensis Lam.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Banks of backwaters and mangrove forests
  • Comments / notes : In marshy areas, near tidal creeks and mangroves
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Collector(s) Name : S.S. Hooper, Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : HFP 2534
  • Collection Locality : Mangalore, DKD
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus malaccensis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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