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Diagnosis:— 
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Perennials, 
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thick. Flowering shoots and sterile shoots in a row along the rhizome. Culms smooth, glabrous, 5-angled, 
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thick. Leaves on culms reduced to bladeless sheaths; sheaths 
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long, pale brown. Leaves of sterile shoots well-developed; blades 
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long, 
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wide, linear, flat to canaliculate with a prominent mid-vein on the lower surface, scabrid along the margins towards apex, acute to subacute or mucronate at apex; ligule absent. Inflorescence simple to compound, corymbose, 
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long, 
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wide, loosely bearing 4–15 spikelets. Rays 2–5, unequal, 
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long, compressed. Involucral bracts 3–7, shorter than inflorescence, 
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long, 
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wide, linear, scabrid on the margins, acute at apex. Spikelets solitary, 5–8 × 
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, ellipsoid, terete, acute at apex, pale brownish, 6–13-flowered; rachilla winged. Glumes spirally imbricated, lowest 2–4 distichous, 3–4 × 
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, ovate-oblong, boat-shaped, mucronate at apex, brown,sides paler but dotted with brownish spots, subcoriaceous with 3-nerved keel; lowest 1 or 2 glumes empty, ovate, long-mucronate, 
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long including 
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long scabrid mucro, 
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wide. Stamens 3; anthers 
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long, oblong, apiculate at apex, yellow. Ovary ca.0.3 × 
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, subglobose; style 
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long, glabrous or sparsely hairy at apex; stigmas 3, 
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long, hirsute. Nuts 1–1.3 × 
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, obovoid, somewhat asymmetric, 3-sided, whitish or straw coloured, smooth; epidermal cells transversely oblong-linear in 7–11 vertical rows on each face.
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27266F40DFF1CFB41FECD7283" bold="true" box="[136,257,1202,1228]" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">TABLE.1.</emphasis>
Distinguishing characters of 
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<taxonomicName id="1E944D237266F40DFDDFFB40FD637283" authorityName=", Sanilkumar &amp; Nithya" authorityYear="2021" box="[587,687,1202,1228]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="1" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sunilii">F. sunilii</taxonomicName>
,
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with 
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27266F40DFD67FB40FCAE7283" box="[755,866,1202,1228]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">F. aphylla</emphasis>
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, and 
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<taxonomicName id="1E944D237266F40DFC34FB40FBE17283" authorityName="Kunth" authorityYear="1837" baseAuthorityName="Nees" box="[928,1069,1202,1228]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="1" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="salbundia">F. salbundia</taxonomicName>
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<table id="AB94C40072660BF3FF07FB16FA517E59" box="[147,1437,1253,2070]" gridcols="4" gridrows="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">
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<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07FB16FEF972B4" box="[147,309,1253,1275]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Characters</th>
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<taxonomicName id="1E944D237266F40DFECBFB16FDED72B5" box="[351,545,1253,1274]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="1" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aphylla">
<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27266F40DFECBFB16FDED72B5" box="[351,545,1253,1274]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Fimbristylis aphylla</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="1E944D237266F40DFD53FB16FCB172B5" authorityName=", Sanilkumar &amp; Nithya" authorityYear="2021" box="[711,893,1253,1274]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="1" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sunilii">
<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27266F40DFD53FB16FCB172B5" box="[711,893,1253,1274]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Fimbristylis sunilii</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27266F40DFBADFB16FADE72B5" box="[1081,1298,1253,1274]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Fimbristylis salbundia</emphasis>
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<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07FAE8FEF9737E" box="[147,309,1307,1329]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Rhizome</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBFAE8FD61737E" box="[351,685,1307,1329]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Short, not creeping.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53FAE8FC33737E" box="[711,1023,1307,1329]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Short, horizontally creeping.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADFAE8FA51737E" box="[1081,1437,1307,1329]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Long, horizontally creeping.</td>
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<tr id="67A434E272660BF3FF07FAA1FA5173FF" box="[147,1437,1362,1456]" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">
<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07FAA1FEF973FF" box="[147,309,1362,1456]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Shoots</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBFAA1FD6173FF" box="[351,685,1362,1456]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Flowering and sterile shoots tufted on rhizome.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53FAA1FC3373FF" box="[711,1023,1362,1456]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Flowering and sterile shoots are arranged in a row along the rhizome.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADFAA1FA5173FF" box="[1081,1437,1362,1456]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Sterile shoots absent. Flowering shoots are arranged in a row along the rhizome.</td>
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<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07FA23FEF97061" box="[147,309,1488,1582]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Inflorescence</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBFA23FD617061" box="[351,685,1488,1582]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Compound to decompound, 5–8 cm long, 4–10 cm wide with many spikelets.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53FA23FC337061" box="[711,1023,1488,1582]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Simple to compound, 2–4.5 cm long, 1.5–5 cm wide with 4–15 spikelets.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADFA23FA517061" box="[1081,1437,1488,1582]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Decompound, 3–8 cm long, 3 – 6 cm wide with many spikelets.</td>
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<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBF9BDFD61702B" box="[351,685,1614,1636]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">1–2 cm long.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53F9BDFC33702B" box="[711,1023,1614,1636]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">0.3–1.2 cm long.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADF9BDFA51702B" box="[1081,1437,1614,1636]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">1–2 cm long.</td>
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<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07F976FEF970D4" box="[147,309,1669,1691]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Spikelets</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBF976FD6170D4" box="[351,685,1669,1691]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">2.5–4 mm long, many-flowered.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53F976FC3370D4" box="[711,1023,1669,1691]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">5–8 mm long, 6–13-flowered.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADF976FA5170D4" box="[1081,1437,1669,1691]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">3–5 mm long, many- flowered</td>
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<tr id="67A434E272660BF3FF07F948FA517172" box="[147,1437,1723,1853]" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">
<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07F948FEF97172" box="[147,309,1723,1853]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Glumes</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBF948FD617172" box="[351,685,1723,1853]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">1.5–2 mm long, 1–1.6 mm wide, faintly keeled, muticous at apex, sides not brown spotted.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53F948FC337172" box="[711,1023,1723,1853]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">3–4 mm long, 2–2.5 mm wide, with a prominent 3–nerved keel, mucronate at apex, sides dotted with brown spots.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADF948FA517172" box="[1081,1437,1723,1853]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">2 – 2.5 mm long, 1.2–1.5 mm wide, with a 3- nerved keel, muticous at apex, sides not brown spotted.</td>
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<th id="24755D9E72660BF3FF07F8ADFEF9713B" box="[147,309,1886,1908]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">Stamens</th>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBF8ADFD61713B" box="[351,685,1886,1908]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">1–2; anthers 0.5–0.8 mm long.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53F8ADFC33713B" box="[711,1023,1886,1908]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">3; anthers 0.9–1.3 mm long.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADF8ADFA51713B" box="[1081,1437,1886,1908]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">2–3; anthers 0.7–1 mm long.</td>
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<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FECBF867FD617E59" box="[351,685,1940,2070]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">0.6–0.7 × 0.4–0.5 mm, densely verruculose; epidermal cells transversely linear in 4–6 vertical rows on each face.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FD53F867FC337E59" box="[711,1023,1940,2070]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">1–1.3 × 0.9–1.2 mm, smooth; epidermal cells transversely oblong– linear in 7–11 vertical rows on each face.</td>
<td id="24755D9E72660BF3FBADF867FA517E59" box="[1081,1437,1940,2070]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="84">0.7–1 × 0.6–0.7 mm, smooth or slightly verruculose, epidermal cells transversely oblong in 9–13 vertical rows on each face.</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27265F40EFF1CF847FF327186" bold="true" box="[136,254,1972,1994]" pageId="2" pageNumber="85">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
A. Habit, B. Rhizome with fertile and sterile shoots, C. Apex and margin of leaf blade, D. C.S. of culm, E. Inflorescence, F. Single spikelet, G. Rachilla showing wings, H-J Fertile glume, H. Abaxial view. I. Adaxial view, J. Side view, K. Adaxial view of sterile glume, L. Single Stamen, M. Pistil, N. Nut.
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27264F40FFF1CF81FFF327E4E" bold="true" box="[136,254,2028,2050]" pageId="3" pageNumber="86">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
SEM images A. Entire view of nut (inverted), B. Portion of a nut surface, C. Single cell enlarged.
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Additional specimen examined (
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)
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: 
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&amp; 
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4967
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(
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!)
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.
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FF29FF15FE93774F" bold="true" box="[189,351,230,256]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Phenology:—</emphasis>
Flowering and fruiting from December through April.
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FF29FEF9FEF2776B" bold="true" box="[189,318,266,292]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Etymology</emphasis>
:—The species epithet is named after renowned plant taxonomist from 
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, Dr. CN Sunil, Professor and Research Guide of Botany, at SNM College, Maliankara, also taught Plant Taxonomy for more than 30 years in Post graduate programme (M.Sc. Botany). 
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<taxonomicName id="1E944D237263F408FDF6FEA1FCF47723" authorityName=", Sanilkumar &amp; Nithya" authorityYear="2021" box="[610,824,338,364]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="4" pageNumber="87" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sunilii">Fimbristylis sunilii</taxonomicName>
,
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is a humble honor offered by his students, in recognition of his immense contribution in plant taxonomy.
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<subSubSection id="918E652B7263F408FF29FE69FE837426" pageId="4" pageNumber="87" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="D92B36A07263F408FF29FE69FE837426" blockId="4.[136,1452,158,725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">
<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FF29FE69FE6277FB" bold="true" box="[189,430,410,436]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Conservation status</emphasis>
:—This plant has been provisionally assessed here as Data Deficient (DD) according to IUCN Red List Categories and criteria (
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). The available information is inadequate to assess the risk factor, though the plant was found in two somewhat close localities. It is currently known only from the 
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locality. Further explorations are needed in adjacent similar habitats to estimate overall distribution, number of populations, number of subpopulations, number of mature individuals in its overall distributed areas and percentage of population decline during past years.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FF29FD81FED574C3" bold="true" box="[189,281,626,652]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Habitat</emphasis>
, 
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The new species grows in the high altitude grasslands at an elevation of 1100 MSL in association with 
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FD1DFD65FCAF74FF" box="[649,867,662,688]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Arundinella ciliata</emphasis>
(
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) Nees ex 
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, 
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FF1CFD49FEE0749B" box="[136,300,698,724]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Isachne setosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="BD054B517263F408FEA7FD49FDC5749B" author="Fischer, C. E. C." box="[307,521,698,724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="87" pagination="245 - 247" refId="ref2324" refString="Fischer, C. E. C. (1932) New or little known plants from South India: I. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1932: 245 - 247. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 4113405" type="journal article" year="1932">Fischer (1932:247)</bibRefCitation>
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and 
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<emphasis id="EBE0EAB27263F408FDABFD49FC8E749B" box="[575,834,698,724]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="87">Hedyotis purpurascens</emphasis>
Hook.
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f. (1880: 50).
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