Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Schoenus nemorum Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : All forest types, also in plains
  • Comments / notes : Fairly common in forests, growing along stream margins in shade.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, T.P. Ramamoorthy
  • Collection Date : 7-8-1969, 11-3-1971
  • Collection Nos : CJS 14445, HFP 1486
  • Collection Locality : Kempuhole, Shiradi ghat, Hassan district; Kenchankumri state forest, Shiradi ghat, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • 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.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 263
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hypolytrum nemorum. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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World Distribution

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