Carex cruciata Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 149 1803. (syn: Carex bengalensis Roxb.; Carex bengalensis f. glauca Boeckeler ex Kuntze; Carex bengalensis var. nagporensis (C.B.Clarke) M.R.Almeida; Carex cruciata Nees [Illegitimate]; Carex cruciata var. argocarpus C.B.Clarke; Carex cruciata var. nagporensis C.B.Clarke; Carex cruciata subsp. rubrobrunnea (Ohwi) T.Koyama; Carex cruciata var. rubrobrunnea Ohwi; Carex galactolepis Nelmes; Carex hakkuensis Hayata; Carex spongocrepis Nelmes; Carex valida Nees); Madagascar, Nepal to Japan and W. Malesia as per WCSP;
Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Bhaktapur , Nepal Altitude: 5000 ft. Date: 11 September 2016 Your plant is most probably Carex sp. belonging to the Family: Cyperaceae. Carex sp.of Cyperaceae Carex cruciata Wahlenb. (accepted name) Nepali Name: लामो हात कटुवा Laamo Haat Katuwaa
Sharing some pictures for identification please. Shot at Nagarkot Nepal on 13 August 2016 at 6500 ft. Carex sp. of Cyperaceae But proper ID ?? Probably Carex cruciata I guess correct ID. Thank you ...! Thanks, ..., for id. ... images in this post look like this image in GBIF Earlier mages at Carex cruciata look this image in GBIF. Could be difference in maturity of the inflorescence, one in early stage with mostly male anthesis and the other with mature female with developed ovary. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI Catalogue of Life eMonocot GBIF BSI Flora of India checklist Flora of China FOC illustration Flora of Pakistan Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora Hong Kong Herbarium Plant Image Collection eMonocot Cyperaceae Wikispecies Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribag, Jharkhand (India ... By Nirbhay Ambasta (2016- details) |
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