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Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern, Blumea 15: 126 1967. (Syn: Abildgaardia compressa J.Presl & C.Presl; Abildgaardia indica (Rich. ex Pers.) Nees; Abildgaardia javanensis Gand.; Abildgaardia monostachya (L.) Vahl; Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral; Abildgaardia rottboelliana Nees; Carex ovata Burm.f.; Cyperus caribaeus Pers. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus indicus Rich. ex Pers.; Cyperus monostachyos L.; Fimbristylis compressa Fern.-Vill.; Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk.; Iria caribea Steud.; Iria indica (Rich. ex Pers.) Schult.; Iria monostachya (L.) Kuntze; Iriha monostachyos (L.) Kuntze; Scirpus monostachyus (L.) Kuntze; Scirpus schoenoides Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Xyris brasiliensis Spreng.);
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Erect, tufted, rhizomatous perennials; rhizome short, knotty; culms 10-42 cm tall, slender, thickened at base, 3-sided, compressed. Leaves many, 8-26 cm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, slenderly linear, apex subacute, scabrid on upper margins; sheaths 1-5 cm long, straw-coloured. Inflorescence a single terminal spikelet, the lower most glume modified into a setaceous bract, 6-7 mm long. Spikelets 8-15 x 3-6 mm, ovate, acute, slightly compressed, yellow-green. Lower glumes distichous, lower 1-2 glumes empty, awned, the upper ones becoming more or less spirally imbricated, 3-6 x 2-4 mm, broadly ovate, boat-shaped, acute, mucronate, keeled, pale yellowish. Stamens 3. Stigmas 3. Nut 2-2.5 x 1.5-2 mm, obovate, trigonous, shortly stipitate, tuberculate, cream-white. Flowering and fruiting: December-March
Wet grasslands and marshy areas
Pantropical
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern. SN34 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern.(=Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk.), Fam: Cyperaceae,
wild sedge from Thiruvallur district of Tamilnadu .
Submission of more images of Fimbristylis ovata : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) – around 500 kb each. Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern
Cyperaceae
Place: Chilkigarh, Jhargram, WB
Date: 28 May 2020
Habitat: grass field
. Pls confirm it’s ‘Abildgaardia ovata’: 2 high res. images.
Habitat: Pond side & moist ara Habit: Herbaceous
Location: Kota Rajasthan
Date: 11062026
Yes, possible.
But does it have distribution in the area?
IFO does not indicate so:
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=5056&cat=13 However, the following points towards its possibility:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242101001 https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1025064-2 Yes, it’s distributed in bassi wildlife sanctuary
And below I have attached iNaturalist India’s observation link
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=6681&subview=map&taxon_id=157815 Can be Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral in early stage of flowering. |
Fimbristylis ovata
Updated on August 21, 2026