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Eleocharis ochrostachys
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Family:
CYPERACEAE
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Citation: Eleocharis ochrostachys Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 2:80.1855; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 626. 1893; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 236. 1991; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 350. 1991.
Scirpus laxiflorus Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 435. 1864.
Eleocharis variegata Presl var. laxiflora (Thw.) Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 626. 1893.
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Description:
Erect, tufted, rhizomatous perennials, 30-40 cm tall; rhizome short, stolons long; stems terete, not transversely septate and smooth. Leaves reduced to bladeless sheaths; sheaths 5-10 cm, membranous, purple-brown, mouth acute. Inflorescence with a single spikelet. Spikelet cylindrical, as wide as the stem, 10-20 x 3-4 mm, acute; rachilla straight, wingless; glumes spiral, 4.5-5 x 2-2.5 mm, oblong-ovate, obtuse, midrib prominent, broadly scarious on the upper part, margins scarious, brown coloured within the scarious margins; hypogynous bristles 5-7, shorter, as long as the style base, retrorsely scabrous. Stamens 3, anthers 1 mm long. Style long; stigmas 3; style base conical, 0.5 mm, dark brown. Nut obovoid, unequally biconvex, 2-2.5 x 1-1.5 mm (incl. style base), stramineous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
India, Malesia, Japan and Pacific Islands
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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