Cyperus odoratus ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Flat sedge has the typical overall appearance of the genus. It is pungent, sweet, slightly bitter, and warm, and enters the liver and triple burner meridians. How to identify flat sedge cyperus odoratus youtube. The major constituent in the extract of madder, rubia tinctorum rubiaceae, was identified as lucidin3oprimeveroside 342, a commonly used food pigment. Indians of the lower colorado desert used digging sticks of various materials to dig cattail rhizomes, typha spp. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Common names calingale in english fragrant flat sedge in english fragrant flatsedge in english rusty flat sedge in english rusty flat sedge in language. Cyperus rotundus is a grass like weed dark green glabrous culms, arising from underground tubers nadkarni and nadkarni, 1996. Taxonomy of weedy cyperus valdosta state university. Two of these species, cyperus rotundus and cyperus scariosus, are used in traditional folk medicine. Kyllinga aromatica ridley kyllinga polyphylla kunth kyllinga erecta schumacher var. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
Each stem is topped by a whorl of 1025 drooping leaflike bracts that resemble the ribs of a raised umbrella. The incredible benefits of nagarmotha cyperus rotundus. Cyperus odoratus lady bird johnson wildflower center. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Cyperus odoratus is an exceedingly variable pantropical and warmtemperate species. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Finally, the combine tool was used to merge the buffered water, the layer with roads, mudflats, and blackout spots erased, and the slopes under. Evidences towards a genetic differentiation and karyotype. Both are rather variable in appearance, from tall and robust to short and somewhat sprawling, this variability possibly due to environmental conditions. Cyperus sensu lato under maximum likelihood and bayesian frameworks. Cyperus is known in chinese as xiangfu or xiangfuzi. Phytopharmacotherapeutics of cyperus rotundus linn. How to grow cyperus papyrus egyptian king tut grass duration. Purple nutsedge has dull reddishpurple flower cluster, while yellow nutsedge and false nutsedge have yellow to yellowishgreen color.
Weed science society of america cyperus aromaticus nomenclature. Cyperus rotundus contains essential oils, terpenes, flavonoids, bsitosterol, and ascorbic acid. The family comprises about 104 genera and more than 5000 species worldwide, although. Chemical composition and antioxidant potential of polyphenol. Many previous studies showed cyperus rotundus contained flavonoids, tannins, glycosides. It is a dominant weed in directseeded rice when it occurs in high plant densities. Nomenclatural notes on cyperus odoratus and related species. The character fu is the same as that used to describe aconite fuzi. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 237787 with original publication details. An overview n singh1, b r pandey1, p verma1, m bhalla1 and m gilca2 1international institute of herbal medicine iihm, gomtinagar, lucknow226 010, uttar pradesh, india 2department of biochemistry, faculty of general. Cyperus alternifolius, commonly called umbrella plant or umbrella palm, is a perennial sedge that features a grasslike clump of triangular green stems typically growing to 23 tall. The dr y cy was the n cut into small pieces and placed in plastic bags.
Cyperus odoratus osbeck, 1771 cyperus odoratus kunth cyperus odoratus liebm. Plants profile for cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Let us know if you have suggestions for additional references to add to this page.
Therefore the best method to control the weed is to rotate infested areas with crops quickly producing extensive canopies. An overview n singh1, b r pandey1, p verma1, m bhalla1 and m gilca2. The term xiang means fragrant, and usually is applied to strong and pleasant fragrances, such as those occurring in culinary spices, perfumes, and incenses. Cyperus species are eaten by the larvae of some lepidoptera species, including batrachedra cuniculata. Cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Bryson, research botanist, usda, ars, southern weed science research unit, p. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at participating herbaria. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. How to identify flat sedge cyperus odoratus philip chiocchio. Cyperus is an effective and gentle herb for regulating the qi. Cyperus esculentus is a common garden weed and agricultural pest with a gobal distribution, though in parts of the world it is cultivated for its edible tubers. Introduction cyperus is the largest genus of about 600 species of sedges cyperaceae followed by carex, distributed in both tropical and temperate regions except the land that is covered with ice.
Data source and references for cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge from the usda plants database. Cyperus odoratus l university of california, irvine. The incredible benefits of nagarmotha cyperus rotundus imam. Cyperus odoratus is an annual or shortlived perennial, grasslike plant producing stout, usually solitary culms 30 120cm tall from a short rhizome with fibrous roots 266 title. The mature spikelet breaks into segments each consisting of a scale and an internode of the rachilla clasping the achene with its corky wings. Cyperus odoratus, rusty flatsedge cyperus polystachyos, manyspike flatsedge cyperus trachysanthos, pu. This plant can be found in much of the tropical and warm temperate world, including south, central, and north america, southeast asia, some pacific islands, australia, new guinea, madagascar, and central africa. Cyperus odoratus ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Medicinal uses and pharmacological activities of cyperus. Flatsedge grows abundantly along every kind of marshy shore and wet clearing throughout the state. It exhibited antifeedant activity against the carpet beetle, attagenus japonicus.
Cyperaceae a newly recorded species in india cyperus, comprising about 600 species in the world, is a large genus of. Evidence of genetic differentiation and karyotype evolution of the. The seeds and tubers are an important food for many small birds and mammals cyperus microcristatus from cameroon and c. Kunth kyllinga pinguis is treated as a synonym by bayer 1992 but regarded as a. Cyperus is a very commonlyused herb to regulate the liver qi. Cyperus odoratus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Data source and references for cyperus odoratus fragrant. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Video id segment 23 minutes online image request form. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant.
This work is exploratory in nature with the objectives of gaining insight into relationships among new world cyperus and targeting problematic clades for future research. Pdf biology and control of cyperus rotundus and cyperus. The genus cyperus cyperaceae in rio grande do norte state, brazil. Cyperus odoratus is a species of sedge known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. Numerous segregates have been named, some of which may deserve recognition when the species is studied in detail worldwide. The cyperus tubers were parched, pounded in a mortar and eaten. Cyperus esculentus is resistant to many striazine and phenyl urea soilacting herbicides. Torulinium desvaux ex hamilton herbs, annual or perennial, with rhizomes or stolons. They also provide an alternative food source for bicyclus anynana larvae. The main terpenes in cyperus rotundus are cyperenes, which include sesquiterpene hydrocarbons7. Cyperus papyrus papyrus some cyperus species are used in folk medicine. Cyperus rotundus sample ethanolic extract 10 and 25 mgml were 1. The cyperus odoratus cy was obtained from jitra, kedah and le ft to dry in the direct open air daylight for 23 days. Pdf mechanical and morphological study of linear low.
Indian journal of natural products and resources vol. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Similar species cyperus includes some 600 species but the three most common species of nutsedge are. Harvard papers in botany publishes monographic and floristic accounts of plants and fungi, economic and systematic botany, and relevant bibliographies. Cyperus rotundus cocograss, java grass, nut grass, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge, red nut sedge, khmer kravanh chruk is a species of sedge cyperaceae native to africa, southern and central europe north to france and austria, and southern asia. Another view of cyperus is presented by yang yifan 3. Nagarmotha cyperus rotundus commonly known as nagarmotha is found throughout india.
Fact sheet for cyperus aromaticus weed science society. In this study, chemical composition of cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil. Cyperus aromaticus has potential to enter the united states as a contaminant of grass seed and to become a weed of pastures and natural areas in any tropical region. Culms caespitose or solitary, erect, usually 3angled or acutely triquetrous, sometimes.
In our resulting phylogenetic hypothesis, the genera cyperus, kyllinga, oxycaryum, pycreus. These results established the antioxidative potency of c. Cyperus odoratus and cyperus engelmannii also known as c. Nomenclatural notes on cyperus odoratus and related species cyperaceae gordon c. Pdf the genus cyperus cyperaceae in rio grande do norte. Taxonomy of weedy cyperus species richard carter, biology department, valdosta state university, valdosta, ga 316980015 charles t. It is a plant of wet, muddy areas, including disturbed. Wetland mapping and restoration decision making using. Phylogenetic insights into new world cyperus cyperaceae. Roots of near east species were a component of kyphi, a medical incense of ancient egypt.
It is warm and pungent but without a harsh and drying nature. Links checklist of the vascular flora of the peruvian and atacama deserts midwestern wetland flora plants that have been found on the konza prairie research natural area from 1972 to 1993. How to grow cyperus papyrus egyptian king tut grass. Plants of the genus cyperus or sedges cyperaceae include some common weeds found in upland and paddy fields in temperate to tropical regions. Cyperus is a pantropical genus and the second richest in species in cyperaceae. Cyperaceae is a medicinal herb traditionally used to treat various clinical conditions at home. Inflorescence rays each with radiating racemes of yellowish spikelets. Cyperus has nutlets dispersed either singly or as whole spikelets or variants thereof notably in cyperus odoratus. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. The genus name cyperus is derived from cypeiros, which was the ancient greek name for the genus, rotundus is latin word for round and refers to the tuber. Sep 26, 20 how to identify flat sedge cyperus odoratus philip chiocchio.
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