Cyperaceae of Gujarat

The family Cyperaceae, because of the difficulty experienced in identifying the members, have been utterly neglected. The aim of the present work is to provide a more up-to-date flora of the family by compiling the available data and the data gathered by the author during the course of various excursions to places in north, central and south Gujarat. The number of species reported from Gujarat region by previous workers comes to 50. To this have been added 14 sedges which are new to Gujarat. Notes on the habit, habitat of these plants along with a distribution chart of all the sedges have been included in the present paper.