Cyperus haspan L. - haspan flatsedge
Cyperus haspan L. - haspan flatsedge
MH468 : Cyperus haspan L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Cyperus adenophorus Schrad. ex Nees;
Cyperus adenophorus var. aphyllus Boeckeler;
Cyperus americanus (Boeckeler) Palla, nom. illeg.;
Cyperus aphyllus Vahl;
Cyperus autumnalis Vahl;
Cyperus caespitosus Llanos, nom. illeg.;
Cyperus cancellatus Ridl.;
Cyperus cayennensis Link;
Cyperus efoliatus Boeckeler;
Cyperus gracilis Muhl., nom. illeg.;
Cyperus gramineus Roem. & Schult.;
Cyperus graminifolius Poir.;
Cyperus haspan f. coarctatus (Nees) Osten;
Cyperus haspan f. major C.B.Clarke;
Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides (Lam.) Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. adenophorus (Schrad. ex Nees) Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. americanus Boeckeler;
Cyperus haspan var. amplissimus Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. bulboides Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. cancellatus (Ridl.) Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. dietrichiae Domin;
Cyperus haspan var. firmicaulis Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. flaccidissimus Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. riparius Kük.;
Cyperus haspan var. tuberiferus T.Koyama;
Cyperus hyemalis Pursh ex C.B.Clarke;
Cyperus junceus Link;
Cyperus juncoides Lam.;
Cyperus laticulmis Spreng.;
Cyperus leptos Schult.;
Cyperus microcarpus Boeckeler;
Cyperus muehlenbergii Spreng.;
Cyperus nudus Kunth;
Cyperus nudus var. firmior J.Presl & C.Presl;
Cyperus nudus var. flaccidior J.Presl & C.Presl;
Cyperus pedatus Nees;
Cyperus phaeorhizus K.Schum.;
Cyperus phaeorhizus var. princeae (C.B.Clarke) Kük.;
Cyperus planiculmis Steud.;
Cyperus platyculmis R.Br.;
Cyperus princeae C.B.Clarke;
Cyperus riparius Schrad. ex Nees, nom. illeg.;
Cyperus stellatus Link, nom. illeg.;
Cyperus triqueter Boeckeler;
Cyperus tunicatus Schult.;
Cyperus vaginatus Link, nom. illeg.;
Scirpus autumnalis Rottb., nom. illeg.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sheathed flatsedge |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Annual or perennial, 15-40 cm. Roots fibrous, reddish. Rhizome short, horizontal or ascending, with short internodes. Stem 1-2 mm diam., sharply trigonous, sides concave, smooth. Leaves c. half of stem length; sheaths up to 10 cm, usually distinctly reddish, soft, mouth oblique or, in leaves with blades, nearly straight; ligule 0; blades few, up to c. 15 cm, 2-3 mm wide, flat or channelled, margins and keel smooth, apex acute, slightly scabrous. Inflorescence a compound anthelodium, up to 90 mm; 1-2 bracts foliose, up to 70 mm, shorter than inflorescence; primary branches 7-12, up to 70 mm; secondary anthelodia 5-20 mm long, bracts glume-like; cluster of spikes 5-10 mm, formed by (1-)3-8 sessile spikes; spikes 3-12 x c. 1 mm, with 8-35 glumes; glume-like bract c. 1 mm, glume-like prophyll clasping, rounded, bi-nerved, sterile, c. 0.8; rachis c. 0.5 mm wide, tetrangular, reddish brown, internodes c. 1 mm, not clearly winged; glumes 1.3-1.6 mm, cymbiform, acute, slightly keeled near slightly recurved and barbed apex, sides brown or reddish-brown, obscurely bi-nerved, glossy, margins narrowly scarious. Stamens 3. Nut 1-1.4 x 0.8-1 mm, obovoid or ellipsoid, trigonous, white-reticulate or white-papillose. Fl. Per.: July - November. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Smoke from the pith of the plant is used as a febrifuge. A decoction of the plant is used internally against shingles. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Cyperales |
| Family | : Cyperaceae - Sedge family |
| Genus | : Cyperus L. - flatsedge |
| Species | : Cyperus haspan L. - haspan flatsedge |