Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Beentje (Cyperaceae) - a new record to India from Ossudu Bird Sanctuary, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

S􀄐hoenople􀄐tiella ere􀄐ta subsp. ra􀇇nalii (Cyperaceae) is recorded for the first time from India and Asia. This taxon was collected in Ossudu Bird Sanctuary, Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Detailed description including microscopic study of the glume and nutlets with digital images, morphological characters, habitat, and key characters between the two subspecies are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]