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Taxon ID: 22,839 Total records: 39,143

Fimbristylis bisumbellata

Classification

Kingdom Plantae (COL)
Phylum Tracheophyta (COL)
Class Liliopsida (COL)
Order Poales (COL)
Family Cyperaceae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus Fimbristylis Reference
SubGenus Vernacular Name
Species bisumbellata 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 Forssk. Bubani Country Distribution Myanmar
Citation Description Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This species occurs in the world tropics and subtropics (Cook 1996) with a world distribution that covers southern Europe and the Mediterranean, much of Africa, including Madagascar, southern Asia, from Turkey east through the Himalayas, the Indian Sub-continent and Sri Lanka to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as northern Australia and Central America. In India, the species is known from Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Cook 1996). It is observed in Bilaspur, Durg, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Mandla, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Sagar, Satna, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Surguja, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh (Singh et al. 2001). In Maharashtra the species is reported from Ahmednagar, Akola, Amaravathi, Bhandara, Bombay, Buldhana, Nasik, Osmanabad, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane and Yavatmal (Lakshminarasimhan 1996). It is distributed in Bangalore, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, North Kanara, Raichur, Shimoga (Sharma et al. 1984) and Mercara (Murthy and Yoganarasimhan 1990) district of Karnataka. The species is reported from Indravati river in Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh (Kumar 2003). The specimens are collected from N. Arcot, Chengalpet and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is collected on the way to Five Falls, Courtallum (367 m) in Tirunelveli; Vaudalur in Chegalpet; Kollegal (700 m / 2300) in Coimbatore, Egmore in Nungambackam, Sivasamudram, Kollegal in Coimbatore, Chandragiri in N. Arcot, Siruvani foot hills (667 m), Coimbatore and on the banks of Noyal River, Coimbatore (466 m). Other records for Tamil Nadu include near Forebay dam (950 m), near Kumili (850 m) and Karandhamalai falls (350 m) in Madurai. It is also recorded from Krishnathevarthoppu, Mamsapuram, Srivilliputhur (210 m) in Ramanathapuram and Walayar-Kerala Border, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Karandhamalai falls (350 m) in Madurai; on river bank in Hogainakkal (275 m) in Salem; Algarkoil forest (300 m) and Peruvayal in Ramanathapuram; Thiruvarur in Thanjavur (30 m) Manimuthur Dam area (300 m) and Mundanthurai in Tirunelveli. It is also collected from marshy places in Mannai (sea level) in Thanjavur. In Kerala, the species is reported from Walayar Reserve forest (85 m) in Palakkad; Parappa in Kannur; Parambikulam submergible areas (607 m) in Thrissur; Valazal- Chalakudi range (130 m) in Thrissur; way to Suryakanthi, Boneccord, Trivandrum (750 m). In Karnataka the species was collected from Sivasamudram and Belakavadi in Mysore and Bagalore. In Andhra Pradesh the specimens were collected from Ratham Hutta hills (200 m) and Bhadrachalam Forest (200 m) in Khammam and Sunkarimetta inVisakhapatanam (Madras Herbaria 22 November 2010). In the Arabian Peninsula the species is known from the Dhofar region of Oman (Ghazanfar 1992) and the Asir region of Saudi Arabia (Chaudhary 2001). In North Africa, it is known to be in seven localities in Morocco (Aït Melloul on the side of the Souss river, Cape of the Three Pitchforks, the Inaouène river, the Ouergha river, Sidi Slimane, Sidi Allal Tazi on the strands of the Sebou, Kerma-Oulad-Kadi in the north Rharb), one locality in Algeria (Beaches of Sebaou in the coastal sector of Algeria), and in three regions of Egypt (Nile, Mediterranean Coast, Channel of Suez). In the Mediterranean, it is present in Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Portugal, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. In Europe, it occurs in the Mediterranean countries north to Romania, Switzerland and the Ukraine. Countries occurrence: Native: Angola (Angola); Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; China (Yunnan); Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte dIvoire; Ethiopia; Gabon; India (Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, West Bengal); Indonesia; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mali; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Oman; Philippines; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500 Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. Population [top] Population: This species is widespread and abundant throughout its known range. There is no detailed information available on population size. Current Population Trend: Stable Additional data: Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: F. bisumbellata is a herbaceous annual which occurs on the edges of drying pools, in wet flushes, springs, along streams and rivers on sandy river bars. It is also a common weed of rice fields (Cook 1996). It is usually associated with Cyperus difformis, Fimbristylis miliaceae and Echinochloa colona (Daniel and Umamaheswari 2001). 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 known past, ongoing, or future threats to this species Conservation Actions [top] Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place and none needed. Citation: Lansdown, R.V. 2013. Fimbristylis bisumbellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T164037A19045775. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164037A19045775.en. Downloaded on 13 May 2016. Disclaimer: To make use of this information, please check the . Feedback: If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please provide us with feedback so that we can correct or extend the information provided
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Fimbristylis bisumbellata var. elata Täckh.  ¦   Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. bisumbellata (Forssk.) Luceño  ¦   Fimbristylis dichotoma var. villosa Vahl  ¦   Fimbristylis liukiuensis Tuyama  ¦   Fimbristylis pallescens (Roxb.) Nees  ¦   Iria bisumbellata (Forssk.) Kuntze  ¦   Scirpus bisumbellatus Forssk.  ¦   Scirpus pallescens Roxb.  ¦  
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Species Record Details Encoded By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan
Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan