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Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl

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Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymFimbristylis spadicea var. ferruginea (L.) Alph.Wood
synonymIria ferruginea (L.) Kuntze
synonymIsolepis ferruginea (L.) Schltdl.
synonymScirpus ferrugineus L.
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Scirpus ferrugineus L.
  • Scripus maritimus L.
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Aquatic 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: 2010 Assessor/s: Kumar, B. Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Rao, M.L.V., Karuppasamy, S., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Fimbristylis ferruginea is a very common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. It is therefore Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation action plan is in place.
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      Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
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        Diagnostic Keys
        Description
        Stem tufted, to 70 cm, rigid, 2 mm wide. Leaves flat or folded, 2-6 x 0.1-0.2 cm, scabrid, apex acuminate; ligule a dense fringe of short hairs; sheath fuscous or grey, margin hyaline. Inflorescence simple or subcompound, to 3 cm; involucral bracts shorter than inflorescence, to 1 cm. Spikelet solitary, ovoid or oblong, 0.5-1 cm, pinkish-brown; rachilla winged; glumes obovate-orbicular, to 4 mm, thick, sides nerveless, apex puberulous, mucronulate; keel 1-nerved. Stamens 3; filaments to 2.5 mm; anthers linear, to 2 mm. Style 2-fid, flat, ciliate, base dilated; stigmas papillose. Nut obovoid, biconvex, 1 mm long, fulvous, glossy, smooth, umbonulate, stipitate.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: August-December
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Grasslands
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              Habitat and Ecology: It is a perennial herb, grows in marshy places especially with sandy or clayish soil, shallow water and is sometimes found in brackish water near the sea and also grows in river beds and lake sides (Cook 1996, Daniel and Umamaheshwari 2001). Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.16, 5.17
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                Wet places and mangrove forests
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam Punjab

                  Indian Distribution

                  Assam

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                    Global Distribution

                    Pantropical

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Ernakulam

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                      Range Description: Fimbristylis ferruginea is distributed in Pantropics. ; In India it is reported from Andaman and Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Cook 1996, Verma 2001, Lakshminarasimhan 1996). Countries - Native: Algeria; Angola; Australia; Bahamas; Belize; Benin; Botswana; Cayman Islands; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Laccadive Is., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nicobar Is., Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia; Jamaica; Kenya; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Myanmar; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen
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                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Demography and Conservation
                        Trends
                        Population: This is a very common and widely distributed 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: 2010 Assessor/s: Kumar, B. Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Rao, M.L.V., Karuppasamy, S., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Fimbristylis ferruginea is a very common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. It is therefore Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation action plan is in place.
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                            Threats
                            Major Threat (s): There are no known threats to the species.
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                              📚 Uses and Management
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                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              3. Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              5. Citation: Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              7. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. (ed.). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra State Monocotyledons.In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Verma, D.M. (ed.). 2001. Cyperaceae. In: N.P. Singh, K.K. Khanna, V. Mudgal and R.D. Dixit (eds), Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                              1. Scirpus ferrugineus L., Sp. Pl. 50. 1753.
                              2. Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 291. 1805; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 638. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1658(1151). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 324. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 449. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 429. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 516. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 877. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 256. 1991; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 364. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 515. 1994; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 776. 2009.
                              4. Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              6. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. (ed.). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra State Monocotyledons.In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Verma, D.M. (ed.). 2001. Cyperaceae. In: N.P. Singh, K.K. Khanna, V. Mudgal and R.D. Dixit (eds), Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              3. Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              5. Citation: Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              7. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. (ed.). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra State Monocotyledons.In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Verma, D.M. (ed.). 2001. Cyperaceae. In: N.P. Singh, K.K. Khanna, V. Mudgal and R.D. Dixit (eds), Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                              10. Scirpus ferrugineus L., Sp. Pl. 50. 1753.
                              11. Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 291. 1805; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 638. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1658(1151). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 324. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 449. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 429. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 516. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 877. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 256. 1991; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 364. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 515. 1994; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 776. 2009.
                              13. Kumar, B. 2010. Fimbristylis ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                              15. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. (ed.). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra State Monocotyledons.In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Verma, D.M. (ed.). 2001. Cyperaceae. In: N.P. Singh, K.K. Khanna, V. Mudgal and R.D. Dixit (eds), Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassLiliopsida
                              OrderPoales
                              FamilyCyperaceae
                              GenusFimbristylis
                              SpeciesFimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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