Scientific Name
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Synonyms
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk., Cyperus cruciformis (Schrad. ex Schult.) Endl., Kyllinga aurata Nees, Kyllinga cruciata Nees [Invalid], Kyllinga cruciformis Schrad. ex Schult., Kyllinga elongata Kunth, Kyllinga fuscata Miq., Kyllinga gracilis Kunth, Kyllinga hohenackeri Hochst. ex Steud., Kyllinga honolulu Steud. ex Jard., Kyllinga intermedia R.Br., Kyllinga intricata Cherm., Kyllinga laxa Schrad. ex Nees, Kyllinga longiculmis Miq., Kyllinga monocephala Thunb. [Illegitimate]. Kyllinga monocephala L.f. [Illegitimate], Kyllinga nivea Pers., Kyllinga odorata Liebm. [Illegitimate], Kyllinga oligostachya Boeckeler, Kyllinga pumilio Steud., Kyllinga sojauxii Boeckeler., Kyllinga sororia Kunth, Kyllinga tenuis Baldwin, Kyllinga tenuissima Steud., Kyllinga tricephala Salisb., Mariscus kyllingioides Steud., Schoenus capitatus Crantz [1]
Vernacular Name
| Malaysia | Kanching baju jantan, rumput sekepet burit, rumput teki (Peninsular) [2]; katob, perenggang [3], katob perenggan, katup perenggan [4] |
| English | Nut sedge, cyperus [2], shoert-leaved kyllinga [3] |
| India | Keyabon [4] |
| Indonesia | Rumput sadanan (Javanese); rumput kapas (Sumatra); jukut pendul [2], teki, jakut pendul (Sundanese) [3] |
| Thailand | Yaa kok dok khaao (Bangkok); yaa hua mong (Surat Thani) [2] |
| Philippines | Bboto-botonisan (Tagalog); kadkadot (Igorot); pugo-pugo (Central Bisaya) [2] |
| Vietnam | B[aj]c d[aaf]u l[as] ng[aws]n. B[aj]c d[aaf]u l[as] ng[aws]n [2] |
Geographical Distributions
Kyllinga brevifolia is distributed throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world and very common throughout Malesia. It occurs up to 1500(-1900) m altitude in grasslands, along roads, in forest clearings and on river banks. [2]
Botanical Description
K. brevifolia is a member of the family Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb with rhizome creeping horizontally under or close to the ground surface. The stem is 3-40(-50) cm long. [2]
The leaves are 1-3 mm wide, grooved and rough on the margins in the upper part. [2]
The inflorescence consists of a single terminal head with (2-)3-4(-6) involucral bracts up to 6(-20) cm long. The spikelets are closely-packed, 1(-2)-flowered. There are 2 stigmas. [2]
The fruit is yellowish-brown colour, biconvex, laterally compressed, obovoid or ellipsoid. [2]
Cultivation
No documentation
Chemical Constituent
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Plant Part Used
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Traditional Use
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Preclinical Data
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Clinical Data
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Poisonous Management
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Line Drawing
References
- The Plant List. Ver 1.1. Kylingga brevifolia Rottb.[homepage on the Internet]. c2013. [updated 2012 Mar 23; cited 2015 June 22] Available from: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-251217
- Nguyen Khac Khoi. Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. In: de Padua LS, Bunyapraphatsara N, Lemmens RHMJ, editors. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12(1): Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Leiden, Netherlands: Backhuys Publisher, 1999; p. 225-226.
- Herbal Medicine Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research. Compendium of medicinal plants used in Malaysia. Volume 2. Kuala Lumpur: HMRC IMR; 2002. p. 76.
- Quattrocchi U. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Volume III E-L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press; 2012. p. 683-689.
