ELEOCHARIS SPIRALIS (ROTTB.) ROEM. & SCHULT. (CYPERACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA

摘要

During a floristic survey of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2014, we collected some specimens of Eleocharis R. Br. On examination of relevant literature and critical analysis of nut morphology (Cook 1996; Hooker 1893; Koyama 1985; Prasad and Singh 2002), the identity of the species was determined as Eleocharis spiralis (Rottb.) Roem. & Schult. A thorough literature survey (Pandey and Diwakar 2008; Vasudeva Rao 1986) revealed that this species has, so far, not been recorded from Andaman and Nicobar Is. Hence, it is reported here as a new record for Andaman and Nicobar Is.