1. A.R Viji ( Post doctoral fellow)
2. T.S. Preetha
With the backup of Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment
Published in the International Journal for botanical systematics and biodiversity ' PHYTOTAXA'
A new add on to our biodiversity reserve
Spotted at marshy grass lands at Agastyr mala ,Ponmudi. Thituvanathapuram. Kerala, India
Classified as sedge, the grass like plant
Family : Cyperaceae
Used as Medicine or as Fodder
In India 122 species are there, among them 87 are reported from Western Ghats
Since this species is confronted in a small area and highly prone to wild grazing , it is referred as highly endangerd by the authors. Hence they recommenced a preliminary conservation.
Similar to F.onchnidiocarpa in its inflorescence
But detailed study lead to the conclusion that it is a new species
THE HINDU DAILY , April 3. 2018
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