Kobresia trinervis Boeckeler

 
  • 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) : Carex mutans Boott ex C.B.Clarke; Carex polygyna Boeckeler; Carex trinervis Nees; Hemicarex trinervis (Boeckeler) Benth. & Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke; Kobresia esenbeckii (Kunth) Noltie; Kobresia foliosa C.B.Clarke; Kobresia mutans Boott ex C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex esenbeckii Kunth
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet rocks and cliff-ledges; grazed slopes; lake shore; 3500 - 4270 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Prophylls 2-3.5 mm, utriculiform when young; female inflorescence linear, 1.7-6.5 cm
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central 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
    • Jana Bikash, Srivastava R.C. and Mukherjee Ambarish, (2015). Notes on the Kobresia esenbeckii (Cyperaceae) complex. KEW BULLETIN, 70: 35
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kobresia trinervis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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