Eriocaulon thwaitesii Körn.

 
  • Family : ERIOCAULACEAE
    (Pipewort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ERIOCAULON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Eriocaulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eriocaulon mariae Fyson; Eriocaulon gamblei C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriocaulon thwaitesii Korn.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Frequent in moist places
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 1200m.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Odisha : Keonjhar district
    • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • 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.
    • 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
    • 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 thwaitesii. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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