Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl
MH472 : Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Aplostemon atropurpureus (Retz.) Raf.;
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. albivaginata Boeckeler;
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. setiformis Benth.;
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. trigyna Boeckeler;
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. zanardinii (Parl.) A.Terracc.;
Eleocharis erratica (Rota ex De Not.) Steud.;
Eleocharis laetevirens (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.;
Eleocharis lereschii Shuttlew.;
Eleocharis monandra Hochst. ex Steud.;
Eleocharis multiflora Chapm.;
Eleocharis zanardinii Parl.;
Eleogenus atropurpureus (Retz.) Nees;
Eleogenus laetevirens Nees;
Eleogenus laetevirens var. tenuis Nees;
Eleogenus laetovirens var. umbonatus Nees;
Eleogenus lereschii (Shuttlew.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer;
Eleogiton atropurpurea (Retz.) A.Dietr.;
Isolepis allochroa Steud.;
Isolepis atropurpurea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.;
Isolepis dichroa Steud.;
Isolepis lereschii Shuttlew. ex Parl.;
Scirpus acicularis Zanardini ex Parl., nom. illeg.;
Scirpus atropurpureus Retz.;
Scirpus erraticus Rota ex De Not.;
Scirpus laetevirens Schrad. ex Nees;
Scirpus lereschii (Shuttlew.) Thomas ex W.D.J.Koch;
Scirpus sulciculmis Schrad. ex Nees;
Scirpus zanardinii (Parl.) Ambrosi;
Trichophyllum atropurpureum (Retz.) House; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Annual, 2-15 cm, forming small tufts. Roots fibrous. Stem 0.3-0.5 mm diam., with 5-6 obtuse angles separated by deep grooves. Lower closed sheath 3-5 mm, brown or reddish, upper to 10 mm, green or grey green, base often reddish, with 5-6 green nerves, mouth oblique; blades 0 or tip c. 1 mm. Spike 2-7 x 1-3 mm, ovoid or globose, with c. 30 or more glumes in five spiral rows, all fertile; basal glume not distinct or slightly larger and with more pronounced mid-nerve than in other glumes; glumes 1.1-1.6 mm, cymbiform, with prominent, green mid-nerve not quite reaching obtuse apex, sides brown or dark reddish brown, nerves obscure or missing, margins more or less scarious. Perianth bristles rising from white collar, 4-7 or 0, to as long as nut, white or pale brownish; stamens 1-2, anthers 0.3-0.5 mm. Nut obovoid, bi-convex, apex rounded, basal part gradually tapering, obscurely or finely reticulate, finally black, glossy; stylopodium much wider than long, c. 0.1 x 0.3 mm, white, clearly constricted from nut. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Ponds |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book 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 | : Eleocharis R. Br. - spikerush |
| Species | : Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl |