Kyllinga squamulata vahl is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus kyllinga family cyperaceae. Embryology of kyllinga monocephala cyperaceae and its. Albizia adinocephalais a fastgrowing, mediumsized tree reaching 6. Yashodhara velivela, muralikrishna narra, raghu ellendula, srinivas kota, sadanandam abbagani. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. Whga0151 dq445507 file whga0169 cytochrome c reductase. According to the flora of ceylon vol 5 it was only known from a place between pussellawa and ramboda at mile 2810 along kandy nuwaraeliya rd 950 m a. However, green kyllinga lacks tubers unlike yellow or purple nutsedge, and rice flatsedge only has a fibrous root system, unlike any of the other species. This is your first entry to the taxa hierarchy display. Although it is most problematic in turf and ornamental plantings it also inhabits ditches and landscaped areas. Perez3 1institute of chemistry, college of science, university of the philippines, diliman, quezon city, philippines, 2natural sciences research institute, university of the philippines, diliman, quezon city, philippines. Overwatered lawns provide ideal habitat so be sure to water only once per week, in the absence of rainfall. The analgesic activity of the methanol extract of the leaves of kyllinga monocephala rottb.
Plantbased medicines are extensively utilized around the world. Probably will just resod or plug depends upon costs. Every year in august and september i start to see this grass or weed. Mature pollen grains pseudomonads are 3celled at maturity. An kyllinga planiculmis in nahilalakip ha genus nga kyllinga, ngan familia nga cyperaceae. The plant has been used in jaundice, diabetes, hemorrhoids, dysentery, headache, ringworm infection, and leprosy. Wyoming populations occur in the wind river, absaroka, bighorn, and teton ranges. A monocot perennial herb found in various parts of india is traditionally used in vitiated conditions pitta and vata, hyperdipsia, fever, liver disorders, verminosis, cough. Cameroons upper guinea at the edge of the river lobe, near batanga, bates, 143. Antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, and antioxidant.
Oct 22, 2018 luffa acutangula cucurbitaceae, a perennial plant grows mainly in india, southeast asia, china, japan, egypt, and other parts of africa, it is widely used in the traditional indian medicinal system to treat various health conditions. Western asia, indian subcontinent, china, japan, korea, southeast asia, tropical africa, madagascar, north america south, central america, caribbean, south america. Scientific names of plants plants have been referred since times immemorial and in all nations and tribes they might have been given names in their own languages. Green kyllinga is a perennial sedge with narrow, grasslike leaves. Green kyllinga is primarily a weed of turfgrass and lawns that is usually found in damp or wet areas. Plants have traditionally been used as a source of medicine in india by indigenous people of different ethnic groups inhabiting various terrains for the control of various ailments afflicting human and their domestic animals.
Liboro, assistant secretary and officerincharge rosie a. The genus name kyllinga is given in honor of danish botanist peter kylling. Apr 17, 2006 fragrant kyllinga was once termed annual kyllinga but is, in fact, a perennial species. The species epithet pumila derives from the latin pumil meaning a dwarf referring to the small size of this species. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only.
Unlike matforming perennial species, fragrant kyllinga is tufted or bunchy rather than rhizomatous. An autecological account of a medicinal plant elephantopus scaber l. Luffa acutangula cucurbitaceae, a perennial plant grows mainly in india, southeast asia, china, japan, egypt, and other parts of africa, it is widely used in the traditional indian medicinal system to treat various health conditions. Like all sedges nutsedge, etc it is tough to control. This document is eeny030, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension.
Biswas, head, department of botany, forest research institute, dehradun for their kind help in identification of medicinal plants used by the saperas community healers. Comparative pharmacognostic studies on cyperus rotundus linn. Nov 21, 2019 navua sedge is a vigorous grasslike, perennial sedge. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4.
Fragrant kyllinga is so named due to its noticeably sweet aroma when its leaves are mowed or crushed. The tapetum is glandular and has uninucleate cells. Forster whole body medicineman absent dandy ex hutchinson dalziel syn. Presented here is summary information about the species kyllinga monocephala from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed.
Mutha is a common name shared by both cyperus rotundus botobotones and kyllinga monocephala anuang, borobotones. Eocanthocephala article about eocanthocephala by the. Hunnicutt 4 1united states department of agriculture, agricultural research service, u. Analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala request pdf. Leaves few, basal or nearly so, blades herbaceous, linear, shorter than or occasionally as long as the culm, 23 mm wide. Another study reported analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga monocephala, and luffa acutan gula 3. Greater kudu tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros. Cyperaceae was evaluated using the acetic acidinduced writhing. Rhizomes have similar appearances, and as crude drugs are hard to differentiate. Biological sciences protein identities graphocephala atropunctata expressed sequence tags. Cyperus aromaticus an introduced weed native to the tropical africa and madagascar. Kyllinga monocephala information from the global compendium. Kyllinga brevifolia kylbroverview eppo global database. Seedlings seedlings occur less often than plants that arise from rhizomes.
In recent years, increasing experimental and clinical data have been provided compelling for the. Kyllinga cataphyllata cyperaceae, a new species from the highlands of west and central africa. Frontiers therapeutic potential of luffa acutangula. The defatted ethanol extract of kyllinga monocephala was studied for changes in blood glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats at 100 and 200 mgkg. Cyperus mindorensis in world checklist of selected. Aspects of the life history ofkyllinga monocephala are described. Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by saperas. Plants profile for kyllinga nemoralis whitehead spikesedge. Leaves of few plants except grasses and sedges were ingested, but of these almost any species was eaten. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical africa. Fragrant kyllinga was once termed annual kyllinga but is, in fact, a perennial species. Definitions of terms are available in the gcw introduction. Albizia adinocephalais a fastgrowing, mediumsized tree reaching 6 to 18 m in height and 30 to 45 cm d.
Plants usually herbs with 3 angled stem, solid culm. Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. This weed may be found from rhode island south to florida, and west to texas. Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology the acetic acidinduced writhing test on mice and was found to signiacantly reduce the number of writhes in mice by half. They are closely related to cyperus species and sometimes treated as part of a more broadly. Simuliidae 2 is variable, depending on the black fly species and water temperature. Whga0124 dq445505 file whga0140 csf signaling molecule. It is native to tropical areas in the americas but it can be found in warm regions around the world where it is an introduced species. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 251462 with original. Anther wall development corresponds to the monocot type. In the warm season, green kyllinga grows more rapidly than most turfgrasses. Plant material was airdried under shade, then crushed and soaked in methanol for seven days.
Kyllinga cataphyllata cyperaceae, a new species from the. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Kyllinga brevifolia is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Navua sedge is a vigorous grasslike, perennial sedge.
The philippine men and women of science volume 28, june 2014 issue is published by the science and technology information institute department of science and technology stiidost, general santos ave. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Whga0140 dq445506 file whga0151 mitochondrial atp synthase. It is then filtered and the methanol was evaporated in vacuo buchi, flawil, switzerland. Inflorescence a single terminal spike or sometimes 23 together, these. Research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one to several erect stems to heights up to about.
You can modify these specifications at any time by clicking the change items displayed button in the header. Alaska and yukon to greenland and south in the rocky mountains to northwestern montana and northern wyoming. The analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga monocephala, and. Taxonomic recognition for the two forms does not seem warranted. Leaves do not have ligules or auricles and have a distinct ridge along the midvein, but are. The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. Analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala. Root medicineman absent embilica officinalis gaertn root medicineman present 9. Click here for file 117k, pdf acknowledgements we thank prof. Research article evaluation of physiochemical and phytochemical. Media in category kyllinga nemoralis the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Horticultural research laboratory, fort pierce, fl. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 251462 with original publication details. An kyllinga planiculmis in uska species han liliopsida nga ginhulagway ni charles baron clarke ngan henri chermezon.
Inhibition of toxic effects of viper and cobra venom by. Analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga. Anuang, kyllinga monocephala, whitehead spikehedge, dan sui shui wu gong herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. I assume i need to kill the weeds sedge, kyllinga, crabgrass and assorted. It normally grows 3070 cm in height but can reach 2 m. Thus the same plant would have several names or the same common name might be applied to different plants. Additionally, the three distinctive leaves below the seedhead of green kyllinga helps to distinguish this weed from either yellow or purple nutsedge. Albizia adinocephalagrows on the atlantic and pacific coasts of central america from belize to panama. W damunupola 3 1department of pharmacy, faculty of allied health sciences, university of peradeniya 2ayurvedic research institute, maharagama. Kyllinga nemoralis is a common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. Comparative pharmacognostic studies on cyperus rotundus. A dictionary of the plant names of the philippine islands. Kyllinga monocephala rottle cyperaceae is traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes.
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