Angathi / Two-Color Beak-Sedge
Rhynchospora wightiana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa & more
- Flowering
- September-January
How to identify Angathi
Identify Angathi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Two-toned beaked seeds (beak-sedge).
- Confirm flower colour: White/pale green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Angathi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchospora wightiana
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/pale greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Angathi itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- अंगठी Angathi
About Angathi
A member of the Cyperaceae family, Two-Color Beak-Sedge (Rhynchospora wightiana) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa and 1 other states. It grows in marshy areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Angathi belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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