Research Article | Published: 01 September 2009

Notes on sedges (Cyperaceae) of Goa, India – I. ten new records

R. T. Patil and V. P. Prasad

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 32 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 447-449 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-R8175P | Cite this article

Abstract

Ten taxa viz. Cyperus distans var. pseudonutans Kuk., C. exaltatus var. dives (Delile) C.B. Clarke, Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult., E. dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch., Fimbristylis alboviridis C.B. Clarke, F. littoralis Gaudich., F. merrillii J. Kern, F. tenera Schult., Lipocarpha squarrosa (L.) Goetgh. and Pycreus stramineus (Nees) C.B. Clarke are reported for the first time from Goa.

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Patil, R.T. and Prasad, V.P., 2009. Notes on sedges (Cyperaceae) of Goa, India – I. ten new records. Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(3), pp.447-449. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-R8175P

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2009

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