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Schoenoplectiella juncoides
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Family:
CYPERACEAE
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Citation: Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye, Lidia 6: 25. 2003.
Scirpus juncoides Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 218. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 228. 1820; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 452. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 518. 1994.
Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 229. 1889; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 321. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 436. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 901. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 418. 1991; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 397. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 502. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 554. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 805. 2009.
Hymenochaeta juncoides (Roxb.) Nakai, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 133. 1952.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mattipullu, Manapullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect, tufted, non-rhizomatous annuals, 15-50 cm tall; culms terete, smooth, glabrus. Leaves reduced to 2-3 membranous sheaths; sheaths 2-10 cm, brown, mouth mucronate. Inflorescence pseudolateral, head with 2-7 spikelets. Bract 1, erect, look like the continuation of the stem. Spikelets sessile, 0.5-1 x 0.3-0.4 cm, ovate, subobtuse, stramineous; rachilla wingless, persistent. Glumes spiral, 3-4 x 2-2.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, slightly keeled, midrib prominent. Hypogynous bristles 5-6, unequal, longer ones exceeding the nut, retrorsely scabrous. Stamens 3; anthers c. 1 mm long, linear. Style c. 2 mm long; stigmas 2. Nuts 1.5-2 x 1.5 mm, obovate, biconvex, apiculate, shining black, transversely wrinkled.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy areas in grasslands, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China to Japan
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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:
Manakkavala, Konni, Chengannur
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