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Kyllinga bulbosa
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Family:
CYPERACEAE
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Citation: Kyllinga bulbosa P. Beauv., Fl. Oware 1: 11. 1805; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 885. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 334. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 368. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 496. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 377. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 785. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 789. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 933. 2009.
Kyllinga triceps Rottb., Desc. Nov. Pl. 14. t. 4, f.6. 1773, nom. illeg.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 587. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1623(1130). 1931; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 496. 1996; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,20. 1996; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 553. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 789. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 550. 2005.
Cyperus triceps (Rottb.) Endl., Cat. Hort. Acad. Uindb. 1: 94. 1842; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 341. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 513. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 511. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 330. 1999.
Kyllinga tenuifolia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 69. 1855; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 311. 1982.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Korapullu
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Description:
Erect, tufted herbs; rhizome short, erect, not stoloniferous; culms 4-10 cm tall, slender, trigonous. Leaves few, 1-2 mm wide, linear, apex acuminate; sheaths 1-1.5 cm long, light brown. Inflorescence a head with 1-3 sessile, white spikes, central spike 5-8 mm long, ovoid-globose; bracts 3 or 4, linear, much exceeding the inflorescence. Spikelets 1.5-2 x 0.5 mm, oblong, 1-flowered. Glumes 4, distichous, ovate-oblong, acute, plicate on a smooth keel, basal 2 glumes smaller, empty, c. 0.5 mm long. Stamens 2. Stigmas 2. Nuts c. 1 x 0.5 mm, oblong, apiculate, brownish.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy areas
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-750
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Localities:
Peechi, Choodal, Chinnar, Thekkady, Vengoli, Aruvanpara, Adoor, Baveli, Tolpetty, Walayar, Arikode, Chathiyara, Attayar
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