Fimbristylis pubisquama Kern

 
  • 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 pubisquama Kern
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet grasslands and mangrove forests
  • Comments / notes : A rare species near marshy places.
  • Key identification features : Annuals with golden yellow roots and densely tufted culms which are obtusely 3-sided attaining 45 cm height. Leaves 2-5, basal. Inflorescence simple or compound, corymbose. Primary rays 3-7. Spikelets ovoid-ellipsoid, deep rusty brown, 0.7 cm long, wholly pubescent; hairs towards tip of glume darker; ciliate on margins. Stamens 2. Styles flat, 2-cleft, sparsely hairy above, stigma shorter than style. Nuts biconvex, obovoid, hexagonal cells on either face, yellowish brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Alappuzha district
    • Maharashtra : Sindhudurg district
  • World Distribution : South India and Cambodia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Rao G. R.et al, 2011, New plant records for Karnataka from Uttara Kannada district, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol. 35 No. 1 (2011)
    • Blumea 8:131. 1955.
    • Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 639. 1893.
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis pubisquama. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

India Distribution

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