Fimbristylis velliangiriensis M. Murugesan, V. Balasubramaniam & N. Nagarajan.

 
  • 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) : Not found in Plant list
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : High altitude open grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Fimbristylis velliangiriensis is closely allied to F. insignis Thw. but differs by the presence of involute leaves with acute at apex, 3-5 (8) involucral bracts equal to or longer than spikelets, minutely scaberulous glumes which are aristate at apex and ciliate anthers (2-8), broadly winged filaments with a reddish gland at the base and winged style and obovoid nutlet.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Coimbatore district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Tamil Nadu
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Murugesan, M., V. Balasubramaniam & N. Nagarajan (2010). Description of two new species of the genus Fimbristylis Vahl. (Cyperaceae) from Velliangiri Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(13): 1379-1381.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fimbristylis velliangiriensis. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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