%0 Journal Article
%A Chandrasseril Narayanan Sunil
%A Matalai Kokkarammath Ratheesh Narayanan
%A Sidharth Sathyan Nair
%A Athira Unnikrishnan
%A Malayil Gopalan Sanilkumar
%T <i>Fimbristylis prasadii</i> (Cyperaceae), a new species from Karnataka, India
%D 2026
%J Taiwania
%V 71
%N 2
%P 273-276
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2169
%X <i>Fimbristylis prasadii</i>, a new species of Cyperaceae is described from the Bhatkal Lateritic Plateau in Karnataka, India. It morphologically resembles <i>F. pauciflora</i> R.Br., but can be recognised by the well-developed ligulate leaves, membranous or subchartaceous glumes with 1-nerved keel, occurrence of 3 stamens, triquetrous nutlet with its prominent angles almost winged towards apex and subtruncate with a shallow depression at apex. Also, the epidermal cells on nutlet surface are transversely linear–oblong. A detailed description, distribution, phenology, images of the plant and its floral parts, and a comparison with related species are provided.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2026.71.273