Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
MH330 : Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Cyperus alopecuroides J.König ex Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus altus Nees; Cyperus canaliculatus Retz.; Cyperus exaltatus var. divergens Kük.; Cyperus exaltatus var. hainanensis L.K.Dai; Cyperus exaltatus var. iwasakii (Makino) T.Koyama; Cyperus exaltatus var. megalanthus Kük.; Cyperus exaltatus var. minor J.M.Black; Cyperus exaltatus var. serpens Kük.; Cyperus exaltatus var. tenuispicatus L.K.Dai; Cyperus festivus Link; Cyperus iwasakii Makino; Cyperus odoratus Burm.f. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus oryzeticola Steud.; Cyperus racemosus B.Heyne ex Boeckeler [Illegitimate]; Cyperus tokiensis C.B.Clarke; Cyperus umbellatus Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus venustus R.Br.; Papyrus venustus (R.Br.) Nees.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Cyperaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs with stout root fibres. Flowers in compound umbels. Erect, tufted, shortly rhizomatous perennials; rhizome short, woody; culms robust, 60-130 cm tall, trigonous, smooth. Leaves few, basal, 15-45 x 0.6-1.2 cm, linear, acute, flat, scabrid on margins; sheaths 5-20 cm long, spongy, purple-brown. Inflorescence compound to decompound, 15-30 cm across; leafy bracts 4-6, the longest upto 45 cm long; primary rays 5-9, unequal. Spike 2-5 x 1-1.5 cm, cylindrical, digitately disposed, subsessile or peduncled. Spikelets 6-10 x 1-2 mm, linear, flattened, reddish-brown. Glumes 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, keel green, sides brown. Stamens 3. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 1 x 0.5 mm, elliptic, trigonous, yellow-brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Ghatang |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The rhizome is grated and eaten, and also applied in dressings to scarifications over the spleen, in the treatment of cases of chronic malaria. The rhizome is grated to make a poultice that is applied to whitlow and to swollen buboes in cases of blood poisoning in order to draw and maturate the pus. Combined with the stem of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), it is applied to swollen breasts in order to promote milk-flow. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| 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://tropical.theferns.info/image.php?id=Cyperus+exaltatus
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243503
- http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=1347 |
| 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 : ~ Boeing H, Bechthold A, Bub A, Ellinger S, Haller D, Kroke A, Leschik-Bonnet E, Muller MJ, Oberritter H, Schulze M, Stehle P and Watzl B; "Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases"; Eur J Nutr (2012); 51(6): 637-63 PMID : 22684631 |
| 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 exaltatus Retz. |