Kyllinga metzii Hochst. ex Steud.

 
  • 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) : Cyperus metzii (Hochst. Ex Steud.) Mattf. & Kuekenth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Kyllinga squamulata Vahl
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Not common, grows in damp shady places.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Thane district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kyllinga metzii. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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