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Eleocharis dulcis
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Family:
CYPERACEAE
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Citation: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trimen ex Hensch., Vita Rumph. 186.1833; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 319. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 446. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 425. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 428. 1989; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 234. 1991; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 347. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 490. 1998; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 765. 2009.
Andropogon dulce Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 219. 1768.
Scirpus plantagineus Retz., Obs. Bot. 5,14. 1789.
Eleocharis plantaginea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. 2:150.1817; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:620.1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1647(1145). 1931.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chelli, Neerchelli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect, tufted, rhizomatous perennials, 40-100 cm tall; rhizome short with long stolons, bearing brown to black, subglobose tubers; culms terete, transversely septate, shining green. Leaves reduced to bladeless sheaths; sheaths membranous, 5-10 cm long, purplish, mouth oblique. Inflorescence with a single spitelet. Spikelet as wide as the stem, 2-3 x 0.3-0.5 cm, cylindrical, terete, subobtuse, densely many-flowered; rachilla straight, wingless. Glumes spiral, 5-6 x 2-3 mm, obovate, obtuse, midrib prominent, narrow scarious margin at apex. Hypogynous bristles 6-8, much exceeding the style base, retrorsely scabrous brown. Stamens 3; anthers 2-3 mm, linear, apiculate. Style long; stigma 2-3. Nut 2-3 x 1-1.5 mm, obovate, biconvex.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Kannur, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Marshy areas and mangroves
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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:
Yes
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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:
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Localities:
Kokkarakandom, Nileswar, Payyavur, Thottappally
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