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Scleria parvula
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Family:
CYPERACEAE
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Citation: Scleria parvula Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 174. 1855; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 328. 1982; Verma & Veena, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 32: 76. 1990; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 905. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 444. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 499. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 504. 1998.
Scleria tessellata Boeck., Linnaea 38: 470. 1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 686. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1677(1162). 1931, non Willd. 1805.
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Description:
Annuals, rhizome short. Culms to 35 cm tall, 0.1 cm thick, tufted. Leaves to 20 x 0.3 cm, acute at tip, hairy below; sheath pubescent on one face. Panicle 20-25 cm long, partial panicles 4-5, distant, 2-3 cm long, branches glabrous, 3-winged; bracts leafy. Female spikelets 5-6 mm long, ovate, acute; glumes 3, 4.5 mm long, shortly aristate, pale brown. Nut 2.2 x 1.2 mm, shortly apiculate, tessellate in vertical lines; lobes of disc sub-obtuse. Male spikelets 4 mm long, oblong; glumes oblong; stamens 2, free, anthers 1.5 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-October
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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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Flower colour(s):
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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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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
200-2000
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Chenthamara
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