Fimbristylis kingii Gamble ex Boeckeler

 
  • 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) : Fimbristylis kingii Gamble ex Boeckeler
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Rare in water logged rice-fields and occasional on hills about 1200m.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Sindhudurg district
    • Tamil Nadu : Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district)
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis kingii. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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