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Cyperus rotundus

Authority L. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Cyperaceae Synonyms Common names baga-as, balangot, co cu, co gau, cu gau, deela, dela ghea, haeo mu, haliya hitan, huong phu, karelawai, kyang-boo-ja, mota, mothe, mutha, nagar-motha, nha khuon mu, nutsedge, purple nut grass, purple nutsedge, round cyperus, rumput, s'ad, s'ad kufi, sa thao, souchet rond, sweet cyperus, teki, tikog, tung ghay, ya haeo mu, ya sam liam Editor Ecocrop code 856

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herb, 10-30 or up to 75 cm tall with rhizome, flat, linear leaves, 10-30 cm x 2-6 mm and inflorescences arranged as simple or compound umbels. USES The tuber has medicinal properties and it is used as an insect repellent, for perfuming clothing and as a food in times of famine. The leaves are used as pasture. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Purple nut grass, Purple nutsedge, Nutsedge, Souchet rond, Teki. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: C. curvatus. Purple nut grass is in the tropics, found at elevations between sea level and 1000-1500 m. The latitudinal range is between 30°N-35°S. It is thought to have originated in Africa. It often occur in lawns, along roads, in waste places, and on cultivated land. C. rotundus and C. esculentus have been labled the world's worst weeds.
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SOURCES (C. rotundus L.) Doll J 1986 pp 71-89 [LIMITS, TEXT, PH, DRA, FER, SAL, LIG, TEMP, KTMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 512 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 14 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Westphal E 1989 pp 108-109 [USE, LIG, FER, LIMIT]