Eriocaulon richardianum (Fyson) Ansari & Balakr.

 
  • Family : ERIOCAULACEAE
    (Pipewort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ERIOCAULON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Eriocaulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eriocaulon dianae var. richardianum Fyson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriocaulon richardianum (Fyson) R.Ansari & N.P.Balakr.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist fields
  • Comments / notes : Common in moist fields, on hills up to 1300m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Anantapur district
    • Telangana : Nizamabad district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Raigad district, Ratnagiri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eriocaulon richardianum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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