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Fimbristylis argentea
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae (COL) |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta (COL) |
| Class | Liliopsida (COL) |
| Order | Poales (COL) |
| Family | Cyperaceae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Fimbristylis | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | argentea | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2013 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Plants | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Rottb. Vahl | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Fimbristylis argentea is distributed in South and South East Asia (Murthy and Yoganarasimhan 1990) including India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The plant is distributed in Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu of India (Cook 1996). It is reported from Bastar, Madhya Pradesh (Saxena and Khotele 1976, Verma 2001). It is reported from Gujarath and North Canara (Lakshminarasimhan 1996). The species is found in Bombay, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg of Maharashtra (Lakshminarasimhan 1996). It is distributed in Bangalore, Hassan, Mysore, North Kanara (Sharma et al. 1984) and from marshy places of Makut (Murthy and Yoganarasimhan 1990) of Karnataka. The species is reported from Indravati river in Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh (Kumar 2003). The collections are made in Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore (Nellimalai Reserve Forest at 400 m, Coimbatore; Aliyar submergible area at 350 m in Coimbatore; Kollegal at +760 m in Coimbatore; Noyil River at 466 m in Coimbatore); Ramanathapuram (Uchipulli at +4 m in Ramanathapuram, Thelisathanallur in Ramanathapuram); Chennai: (Saidapet in Chennai; in moist places of Chennai); Dindigul: (Pulney); Madurai (Near Kumily town at 850 m in Madurai, Nupuraganga at 167 m in Alagar Hills, Madurai, Kumbukere at 400 m in Madurai, Thidiyar at + 250 m Thirumangalam in Madurai); South Arcot: (Gingee Reserve Forest at 120 m in South Arcot); Kanyakumari: (Tambaraparani river side Kuzhithurai at sea level in Kanyakumari).In Andhra Pradesh the collections are made from Chittoor (foot of the Kambakam hills at 125 m in Chittoor, Near forest rest house in Nerabylu at 725 m in Chittoor, Near Komati Cheruvu at 400 m in Chittoor, Guvvalcheruvu in Caddapah at 995 m in Chittoor) and Krishna. In Kerala the species is collected from Kakadavu in Kasaragod at 250 m (Madras Herbaria 24 November 2010).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Botswana; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; China (Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan); Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte dIvoire; Ethiopia; Ghana; India (Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malawi; Malaysia; Mauritius; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Nigeria; Philippines; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]
Population: This is a very common species in marshy areas.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is an annual, grows up to 20 cm high (Verma 2001) and found in swampy places, at the drying edges of rice fields, often on sandy soil and in damp hollows by the sea shore. It is not exclusively a wetland plant and is found in grasslands and roadsides (Cook 1996). It is a common herb found in clayey soil near water bodies and dried up ponds (Madras Herbaria 24 November 2010).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There is no reported use for the species.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no identified threats for the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No conservation recommendations for this species.
Citation: Anitha, K. 2013. Fimbristylis argentea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T176879A7323407. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176879A7323407.en. Downloaded on 13 May 2016.
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Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Fimbristylis argentea, click this link: Synonyms. |
Aplostemon triquetrus Raf. ¦ Fimbristylis monandra (Rottb.) F.Muell. ¦ Iria monandra (Rottb.) Kuntze ¦ Iria muelleriana Kuntze ¦ Scirpus argenteus Rottb. ¦ Scirpus monander Rottb. ¦ Scirpus nanus Poir. ¦ |
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Species Record Details Encoded By:
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Species Record Updated By:
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