Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
MH355 : Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Cyperus brevifolius f. firmiculmis Kük.;
Cyperus brevifolius subsp. intricatus (Cherm.) Lye;
Cyperus cruciformis (Schrad. ex Schult.) Endl.;
Cyperus erectus var. auratus (Nees) Kük.;
Cyperus erectus var. intricatus (Cherm.) Kük.;
Kyllinga aurata Nees;
Kyllinga brevifolia f. laxa H.Pfeiff.;
Kyllinga brevifolia subsp. intricata (Cherm.) Lye;
Kyllinga brevifolia var. cruciformis (Schrad. ex Schult.) Cherm.;
Kyllinga brevifolia var. intermedia (R.Br.) Kük.;
Kyllinga brevifolia var. longifolia Boeckeler;
Kyllinga colorata var. aurata (Nees) Lye;
Kyllinga cruciata Nees, nom. inval.;
Kyllinga cruciformis Schrad.;
Kyllinga elongata Kunth;
Kyllinga erecta var. aurata (Nees) Kük.;
Kyllinga erecta var. intricata (Cherm.) Kük.;
Kyllinga fuscata Miq.;
Kyllinga gracilis Kunth;
Kyllinga hohenackeri Hochst. ex Steud., pro syn.;
Kyllinga honolulu Steud. ex Jard.;
Kyllinga intermedia R.Br.;
Kyllinga intricata Cherm.;
Kyllinga laxa Schrad. ex Nees;
Kyllinga longiculmis Miq.;
Kyllinga monocephala L.f., nom. illeg.;
Kyllinga nivea Pers.;
Kyllinga odorata Liebm., nom. illeg.;
Kyllinga oligostachya Boeckeler;
Kyllinga pumilio Steud.;
Kyllinga sojauxii Boeckeler;
Kyllinga sororia Kunth;
Kyllinga tenuis Baldwin;
Kyllinga tenuissima Steud.;
Kyllinga tricephala Salisb.;
Mariscus kyllingioides Steud.;
Schoenus capitatus Crantz; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Nutsedge, shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, kyllinga weed |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, with trailing rhizome up to 20 cm tall. Inflorescence capitate. Erect, rhizomatous perennials; rhizome long, creeping, slender, covered with brownish scales; culms arranged in a single row along the rhizome, 9-26 cm long, triquetrous. Leaves basal, 1.5-17 x 0.1-0.3 cm, narrowly linear, acuminate, scabrid on margins in the upper part; sheaths membranous, 1.5-5 cm long, purplish-brown, lower ones bladeless. Inflorescence a terminal single globose head, 5-10 mm long and wide, greenish; leafy bracts 3-4, very unequal in length, the lowest upto 9 cm long. Spikelets c. 3 x 1 mm, oblong. Glumes 4, distichous, basal 2 sterile, small, 3rd glume fertile, c. 2.5 x 1 mm, ovate-mucronate, 4th glume sterile, c. 3 mm long, keeled. Stamens 1 or 2. stigmas 2. Nut 1-15 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, oblong, apiculate, biconvex, brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Pirkheda |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves, stems and rhizomes are analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, decongestant, diuretic, febrifuge and sudorific. A decoction of the whole plant is used as a treatment against a variety of complaints including malaria; colds with fever; whooping cough; bronchitis; swelling pain in the throat. The leaves are taken internally in the treatment of Diarrhea. The pounded rhizome is used as a poultice for sores. A poultice of the fresh leaves is applied to snake bites, furuncles, sprains. A decoction may be used as an external wash in the treatment of pruritis. Ten fresh tubers are made into a paste and eaten with rice; once daily for three days as a treatment for Diarrhea. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: T-cadinol; germacrene D-4-ol; delta-cadinene; germacrene D; beta-sitostenone; ergosterol peroxide; beta-sitosterol; beta-sitostenone; ergosterol peroxide; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Beta-sitosterol; T-cadinol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew_251217
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17493
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263181
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Kyllinga+brevifolia
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644131?journalCode=teop20 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Cyperales |
| Family | : Cyperaceae - Sedge family |
| Genus | : Kyllinga Rottb. - spikesedge |
| Species | : Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. |