Although it is most problematic in turf and ornamental plantings it also inhabits ditches and landscaped areas. An kyllinga planiculmis in nahilalakip ha genus nga kyllinga, ngan familia nga cyperaceae. 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. 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. The analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga monocephala, and.
Albizia adinocephalais a fastgrowing, mediumsized tree reaching 6. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. Root medicineman absent embilica officinalis gaertn root medicineman present 9. Eocanthocephala article about eocanthocephala by the. Kyllinga brevifolia is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed. Hunnicutt 4 1united states department of agriculture, agricultural research service, u. They are closely related to cyperus species and sometimes treated as part of a more broadly. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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 primarily a weed of turfgrass and lawns that is usually found in damp or wet areas. Kyllinga nemoralis is a common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. Wyoming populations occur in the wind river, absaroka, bighorn, and teton ranges. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical africa. Forster whole body medicineman absent dandy ex hutchinson dalziel syn. Inflorescence a single terminal spike or sometimes 23 together, these.
This weed may be found from rhode island south to florida, and west to texas. The analgesic activity of the methanol extract of the leaves of kyllinga monocephala rottb. Cyperaceae was evaluated using the acetic acidinduced writhing. 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. Biological sciences protein identities graphocephala atropunctata expressed sequence tags. Every year in august and september i start to see this grass or weed. Leaves do not have ligules or auricles and have a distinct ridge along the midvein, but are. Overwatered lawns provide ideal habitat so be sure to water only once per week, in the absence of rainfall. Aspects of the life history ofkyllinga monocephala are described. This document is eeny030, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension.
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. Kyllinga brevifolia kylbroverview eppo global database. 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. The tapetum is glandular and has uninucleate cells. Apr 17, 2006 fragrant kyllinga was once termed annual kyllinga but is, in fact, a perennial species. Frontiers therapeutic potential of luffa acutangula. An kyllinga planiculmis in uska species han liliopsida nga ginhulagway ni charles baron clarke ngan henri chermezon. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Another study reported analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga monocephala, and luffa acutan gula 3. Cyperus mindorensis in world checklist of selected. Plants usually herbs with 3 angled stem, solid culm.
Comparative pharmacognostic studies on cyperus rotundus. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. Plants profile for kyllinga nemoralis whitehead spikesedge. Like all sedges nutsedge, etc it is tough to control. Nov 21, 2019 navua sedge is a vigorous grasslike, perennial sedge. W damunupola 3 1department of pharmacy, faculty of allied health sciences, university of peradeniya 2ayurvedic research institute, maharagama. Larvae of 2 species of moth, herpetogramma licarsisalis and spodoptera mauritia were fed 25 species of lawn and pasture grasses and 32 other wild and cultivated plants. 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. Analgesic and hypoglycemic activities of bixa orellana, kyllinga. Seedlings seedlings occur less often than plants that arise from rhizomes.
The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 251462 with original. It normally grows 3070 cm in height but can reach 2 m. Research article evaluation of physiochemical and phytochemical. The species epithet pumila derives from the latin pumil meaning a dwarf referring to the small size of this species. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Media in category kyllinga nemoralis the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Kyllinga cataphyllata cyperaceae, a new species from the. Whga0151 dq445507 file whga0169 cytochrome c reductase. Whga0124 dq445505 file whga0140 csf signaling molecule. Leaves few, basal or nearly so, blades herbaceous, linear, shorter than or occasionally as long as the culm, 23 mm wide. Liboro, assistant secretary and officerincharge rosie a. Comparative pharmacognostic studies on cyperus rotundus linn. Kyllinga cataphyllata cyperaceae, a new species from the highlands of west and central africa.
Rhizomes have similar appearances, and as crude drugs are hard to differentiate. Kyllinga monocephala rottle cyperaceae is traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes. Antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, and antioxidant. Green kyllinga is a perennial sedge with narrow, grasslike leaves. Click here for file 117k, pdf acknowledgements we thank prof. Leaves of few plants except grasses and sedges were ingested, but of these almost any species was eaten. Mutha is a common name shared by both cyperus rotundus botobotones and kyllinga monocephala anuang, borobotones. The plant has been used in jaundice, diabetes, hemorrhoids, dysentery, headache, ringworm infection, and leprosy. Taxonomic recognition for the two forms does not seem warranted. You can modify these specifications at any time by clicking the change items displayed button in the header. Plantbased medicines are extensively utilized around the world. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4.
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. Greater kudu tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros. This is your first entry to the taxa hierarchy display. 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. I assume i need to kill the weeds sedge, kyllinga, crabgrass and assorted. A dictionary of the plant names of the philippine islands. Albizia adinocephalagrows on the atlantic and pacific coasts of central america from belize to panama. Analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala request pdf. Simuliidae 2 is variable, depending on the black fly species and water temperature. The genus name kyllinga is given in honor of danish botanist peter kylling. Probably will just resod or plug depends upon costs.
Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by saperas. It is then filtered and the methanol was evaporated in vacuo buchi, flawil, switzerland. Cameroons upper guinea at the edge of the river lobe, near batanga, bates, 143. In recent years, increasing experimental and clinical data have been provided compelling for the. Analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala. Whga0140 dq445506 file whga0151 mitochondrial atp synthase. Biswas, head, department of botany, forest research institute, dehradun for their kind help in identification of medicinal plants used by the saperas community healers. Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Kyllinga monocephala information from the global compendium. The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. Unlike matforming perennial species, fragrant kyllinga is tufted or bunchy rather than rhizomatous. Cyperus aromaticus an introduced weed native to the tropical africa and madagascar. 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. Kyllinga squamulata vahl is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus kyllinga family cyperaceae. An autecological account of a medicinal plant elephantopus scaber l. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one to several erect stems to heights up to about. Alaska and yukon to greenland and south in the rocky mountains to northwestern montana and northern wyoming. Western asia, indian subcontinent, china, japan, korea, southeast asia, tropical africa, madagascar, north america south, central america, caribbean, south america. Inhibition of toxic effects of viper and cobra venom by. Embryology of kyllinga monocephala cyperaceae and its.
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. Plant material was airdried under shade, then crushed and soaked in methanol for seven days. Thus the same plant would have several names or the same common name might be applied to different plants. Fragrant kyllinga is so named due to its noticeably sweet aroma when its leaves are mowed or crushed. Additionally, the three distinctive leaves below the seedhead of green kyllinga helps to distinguish this weed from either yellow or purple nutsedge. 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. 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. 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. Research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical. Yashodhara velivela, muralikrishna narra, raghu ellendula, srinivas kota, sadanandam abbagani. Mature pollen grains pseudomonads are 3celled at maturity.
Fragrant kyllinga was once termed annual kyllinga but is, in fact, a perennial species. In the warm season, green kyllinga grows more rapidly than most turfgrasses. Albizia adinocephalais a fastgrowing, mediumsized tree reaching 6 to 18 m in height and 30 to 45 cm d. Navua sedge is a vigorous grasslike, perennial sedge. Horticultural research laboratory, fort pierce, fl. Anther wall development corresponds to the monocot type.
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