Kobresia royleana (Nees) Boeckeler

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Basionym : Trilepis royleana Nees
  • Synonym(s) : Elyna kokanica Regel; Elyna paniculata Meinsh. ex N.A.Ivanova; Elyna stenocarpa Kar. & Kir.; Kobresia menyuanica Y.C.Yang; Kobresia minshanica Y.C.Yang; Kobresia paniculata Meinsh.; Kobresia royleana subsp. minshanica (Y.C.Yang) S.R.Zhang; Kobresia stenocarpa var. simplex Y.C.Yang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex kokanica (Regel) S.R.Zhang
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist habitats, subalpine and alpine meadows (pastures); 700 - 5200 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Spikelets bisexual; culms rigid, acutely trigonous, or subterete in lower part, 5-35 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 mm in diam.; leaf blade 2-4 mm wide
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Buryatiya, China, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to Siberia and China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 255
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kobresia royleana. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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