Actinoscirpus grossus var. grossus

Actinoscirpus grossus var. kysoor auct. non (Roxb.) Noltie, in Handb. Fl. Pl. Nepal 1: 206. 2017, (R.R. Kafle 7, (TUCH))

Description.

Culm angle entire. Glumes apiculate. Perianth bristles retrorsely scabrous. (Fig. 1A-C).

Nepali name.

Gudh, Gulgulia

Distribution.

Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.

Ecology.

Grows in paddy field and lake banks; 600-630 m elev.

Phenology.

Flowering in July-September; fruiting in October-December.

Specimens examined.

Nepal, Kaski: Pokhara Valley, Rupa Lake, 28°9'54.31"N, 84°7'24.48"E, 630 m elev., 17 Sep 2019, P. Bhandari & V. Adhikari KAS07 (KATH); Kaski: Pokhara Valley, Rupa Lake, 600 m elev. 15 Apr 1999, R.R. Kafle 7 (TUCH); Nawalparasi: 05 Aug 2007, S. Dahal 20074 (KATH) .