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Three Species of Sedges (Cyperaceae) New to Bihar, India


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1 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India
 

Three species of Cyperaceae, Fimbristylis alboviridis C.B. Clarke, Kyllinga bulbosa P. Beauv. and Lipocarpha squarrosa (L.) Goetgh., are reported for the first time from Bihar, India based on the collections from Aurangabad and Nawada districts. The present paper provides a brief description, phenology and a photoplate of these species for easy identification.

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Fimbristylis, Kyllinga, Lipocarpha, Bihar, Cyperaceae, New Record.
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Authors

Anant Kumar
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India
Gopal Krishna
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India
V. P. Prasad
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India

Abstract


Three species of Cyperaceae, Fimbristylis alboviridis C.B. Clarke, Kyllinga bulbosa P. Beauv. and Lipocarpha squarrosa (L.) Goetgh., are reported for the first time from Bihar, India based on the collections from Aurangabad and Nawada districts. The present paper provides a brief description, phenology and a photoplate of these species for easy identification.

Keywords


Fimbristylis, Kyllinga, Lipocarpha, Bihar, Cyperaceae, New Record.

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