Eriocaulon melaleucum Mart.

 
  • Family : ERIOCAULACEAE
    (Pipewort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ERIOCAULON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Eriocaulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eriocaulon leucomelas Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriocaulon leucomelas Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On sandy rocky bed of rivers
  • Comments / notes : Along crest of Ghats
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Ratnagiri district, Satara district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • 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
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eriocaulon melaleucum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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