Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Cyperaceae
Cyperus rotundus L.
English name: Nut-grass, Coco grass.
Local name:
Sindhi- Kabbah, Kal, Urdu- Nagur motha, Punjabi-
Motha.
Description:
A perennial, erect herb usually 20-60 cm high, stolons numerous. Flowers in
spikelets in umbels; brown, Sometimes called the “Worlds Worst Weed”.
Propagates by seeds or by tuberous rhizomes.
Flowering Period:
June to November.
Habitat:
Mesophytic. Commonly found in wet meadows, ditches,
rice-fields, moist roadsides and waste places.
Uses:
The tubers are used to treat stomachaches; it
produces significant reduction in body weight and
lowers blood pressure in hypertensive obese
patients. An infusion is effective in fevers, loss of
appetite, vomiting and cholera.
Distribution:
Tropical and subtropical areas of all continents.