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Xyris pauciflora Willd.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymSynoliga pauciflora (Willd.) Raf.
synonymXyris dajacensis P.Royen
synonymXyris denticulata R.Br.
synonymXyris maritima T.Koyama
synonymXyris oryzetorum Miq. ex Steud.
synonymXyris pauciflora var. oryzetorum Miq.
synonymXyris pusilla R.Br.
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📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2011 Assessor/s: Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. Reviewer/s: Karuppasamy, S., Sadasivaiah, B., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Xyris pauciflora is a common and a wide spread species with no known major threats. Thus it is listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation action in place or needed.
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      Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        Diagnostic Keys
        Description
        Erect tufted herbs. Leaves to 11 x 0.3 cm, linear, apex acuminate, papillose. Scape to 15 cm long. Flower-head globose, 5-7 x 4-5 mm; bracts chestnut-brown, c. 3 mm across, broadly ovate to orbicular, mucronate, closely imbricating. Sepals 3, 3-4 mm long, median one broad, laterals curved. Petals 3, yellow; limbs 2.5-4 mm long, obovate, apex emarginate; claw to 3 mm long. Stamens 3; staminodes 3. Ovary to 2.5 mm long, oblong, 1-locular; style to 2 mm long. Capsule oblong. Seeds ellipsoid, ribbed.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: August-October
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Ponds and ditches, marshes, rice fields
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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              Habitat and Ecology: It is a annual herb, grows in open wet places, swamps, pools and rice fields (Cook 1996). Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.1, 5.2, 15, 15.2,15.7, 15.8
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                Moist deciduous forests and marshy areas
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal; China, Japan, Malaysia

                  Indian Distribution

                  Throughout Assam

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                    Range Description: Xyris pauciflora is reported from South and South East Asia, and Australia. In India, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal (Cook 1996), and Madhya Pradesh (Singh et al. 2001). Countries - Native: Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Viet Nam
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                      Global Distribution

                      Indo-Malesia to Australia

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                        📚 Occurrence
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                        📚 Demography and Conservation
                        Trends
                        Population: This is a common and abundant species. Population Trend: Stable
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                          Conservation Status

                          IUCN Red List Category

                          Least Concern
                          Least Concern
                          Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2011 Assessor/s: Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. Reviewer/s: Karuppasamy, S., Sadasivaiah, B., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Xyris pauciflora is a common and a wide spread species with no known major threats. Thus it is listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation action in place or needed.
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                            Threats
                            Major Threat (s): The threats to this species are unknown.
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                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine

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                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4604
                                1. Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                6. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                7. Citation: Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                11. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                12. Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                1. Xyris pauciflora Willd., Phytogr. 1: 2,t.1,f.1. 1794; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 365. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1532(1070). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 294. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 391. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 324. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 480. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 403. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 817. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 526. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 472. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 731. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 508. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 699. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 884. 2009.
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4604
                                2. Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                5. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                7. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                8. Citation: Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                12. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                13. Rao, M.L.V. & Bhat, G.K. 2011. Xyris pauciflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on19 October 2011.
                                16. Xyris pauciflora Willd., Phytogr. 1: 2,t.1,f.1. 1794; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 365. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1532(1070). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 294. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 391. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 324. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 480. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 403. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 817. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 526. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 472. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 731. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 508. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 699. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 884. 2009.
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                                📚 Meta data
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                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassLiliopsida
                                OrderPoales
                                FamilyXyridaceae
                                GenusXyris
                                SpeciesXyris pauciflora Willd.
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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