Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl.
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl.
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl.
MH334 : Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Cyperus amane Siebold;
Fimbristylis aestivalis var. aestivalis;
Fimbristylis aestivalis f. latifolia T.Koyama;
Fimbristylis aestivalis subsp. major Trimen ex T.Koyama;
Fimbristylis leiocarpa Maxim.;
Fimbristylis tokyoensis Makino;
Fimbristylis tricholepis Miq.;
Fimbristylis trimenii Hook.f.;
Iria aestivalis (Vahl) Kuntze;
Isolepis schomburghii Steud.;
Scirpus aestivalis (Vahl) Retz.;
Scirpus leiocarpus (Maxim.) Meinsh.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | summer fimbry, |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, with fibrous roots. Leaves decompound. Annuals. Rhizomes absent. Culms densely tufted, 3-25 cm tall, slender, flatly 3-angled, smooth, with few leaves at base. Leaves shorter than culm; leaf blade filiform, 0.5-1 mm wide, flat, both surfaces sparsely pubescent, margin slightly involute; sheath brown, short, white pilose. Involucral bracts 3-5, filiform, shorter to longer than inflorescence, sparsely hairy. Inflorescence a compound anthela, lax; rays 3-7, to 3 cm, slender. Spikelets solitary, ovoid, oblong-ovoid, or narrowly ovoid, 2.5-6 × 1-1.5 mm, many flowered. Glumes spirally imbricate, reddish brown, ovate to oblong, ca. 1 mm, membranous, 3-veined forming an abaxial green keel, apex mucronate. Stamen 1; anther narrowly ovoid. Style long and compressed, basally inflated, apically ciliate; stigmas 2, short. Nutlet yellow, subsessile, obovoid, ca. 0.6 mm, biconvex, almost smooth or sometimes with very indistinct hexagonal reticulation. Fl. May-Aug. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243351
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200026768 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Cyperales |
| Family | : Cyperaceae - Sedge family |
| Genus | : Fimbristylis Vahl. - fimbry |
| Species | : Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl. |