Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Cyperaceae
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
English name: Giant Sedge, Umbrella sedge.
Local name:
Cheho.
Description:
An perennial herb up to 1 meter tall . Inflorescence large, much branched.
Plant body
soft and fleshy.
Flowering Period:
September.
Habitat:
Hydrophytic.Commonly foundinditches,irrigationchannels, rice fields.
Uses:
Used as fodder plant and raw material for packing. They
are applied externally to ulcers and inflamed parts.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, in South East Asia from India to Japan
and southwards to Southern Australia and Pakistan.
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