Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Kumar, B.
Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Rao, M.L.V., Karuppasamy, S., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Kyllinga nemoralis is a common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
Conservation Actions: No known conservation measures are taken for this species. Monitoring of populations and habitat is essential. Understanding the impacts of threats and the uses on the species is paramount.
Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Cyperus kyllingia Endl. |
synonym | Cyperus kyllingia f. humilis (Boeckeler) Kük. |
synonym | Cyperus kyllingia f. subtriceps (Kunth) Kük. |
synonym | Cyperus kyllingia f. tenuis (Boeckeler) Kük. |
synonym | Cyperus leucocephalus Hassk. |
synonym | Kyllinga cephalotes Druce |
synonym | Kyllinga gracilis Zoll., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Kyllinga intermedia Seem., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Kyllinga mindorensis Steud. |
synonym | Kyllinga monocephala Stokes, nom. illeg. |
synonym | Kyllinga monocephala var. humilis Boeckeler |
synonym | Kyllinga monocephala var. subtriceps Kunth |
synonym | Kyllinga monocephala var. tenuis Boeckeler |
synonym | Kyllinga planiculmis var. mucronata Cherm. |
synonym | Scirpus cephalotes Jacq., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Thryocephalon nemorale J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
IUCN and ZOO 2011
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Flowering class: Monocot
Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Erect, rhizomatous perennials; rhizome long-creeping covered with brown scales; culms triquetrous. Leaves many, 2-15 x 0.2-0.4 cm, linear, margins scabrid on the upper part; sheaths 1-3 cm long, purple-brown. Inflorescence a head of globose spikes, the central spike longer than the others, white; leafy bracts 3-4, exceeding the inflorescence, the lowest upto 14 cm long. Spikelets many, 2.5-3 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-elliptic. Glumes distichous, 2-2.5 mm long, boat-shaped, keeled, lower 2 glumes smaller, empty. Stamens 3. Stigmas 2. Nut 1-1.5 mm long, obovate or oblong, biconvex, brownish.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Kyllinga monocephala Roth Thryocephalon nemorale J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Waste places, degraded forest areas and grasslands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Habitat and Ecology: Frequently grows in wet grasslands. It grows with Aeluropus lagopoides, Bacopa monnieri, Eleocharis geniculata in wet places (Daniel and Umamaheswari 2001). It is a major weed of improved pastures, but also occurs in crops, gardens, plantations and roadsides. It grows best in moist fertile soil that is seldom cultivated and in full sunshine. Cook (1996) does not consider this species to be aquatic. In South Kanara the species is found in plantations which have dry soil (K. G. Bhat, Pers. Comm.).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
List of Habitats: 4, 4.5, 5, 5.7, 5.8, 14, 14.3
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Range Description: Kyllinga nemoralis is widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical Old World. In India, it is distributed in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharasthra (Lakshminarasimhan 2006), Tamil Nadu, Kerala (Nayar et al 2006), Goa, Kashmir, Meghalaya, Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Cook 1996).
Countries - Native: Cambodia; Cameroon; China; Cook Islands; Fiji; Gabon; Ghana; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nicobar Is., Tamil Nadu); Indonesia; Japan; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Mayotte; Micronesia, Federated States of; Nepal; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Tonga; Vanuatu; Viet Nam
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Global Distribution
Pantropical
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Kumar, B.
Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Rao, M.L.V., Karuppasamy, S., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Kyllinga nemoralis is a common and widely distributed species with no known major threats. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
Conservation Actions: No known conservation measures are taken for this species. Monitoring of populations and habitat is essential. Understanding the impacts of threats and the uses on the species is paramount.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1271
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1271 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Medicinal
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Information Listing
References
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Kumar, B. 2010. Kyllinga nemoralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
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- Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford..; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. 1996. Monocotyledons. In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), Flora of Maharashtra State, pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nayar, T.S., Rasiya Beegam, A., Mohanan, N. and Rajkumar, G. 2006. Flowering Plants of Kerala: A Handbook. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram.; Pullaiah, T. and Naidu, K.C. 2003. Antidiabetic plants in India and herbal based antidiabetic research. Daya Books, New Delhi.; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. London Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; Vardhana, R. 2008. Direct Uses Of Medicinal Plants And Their Identification. Sarup and sons, New Delhi.; Warrier, P.K., Nambiar, V.P.K. and Ramankutty, C. 1995. Indian medicinal plants: a compendium of 500 species. Zion press., Chennai.
- Kumar, B. 2010. Kyllinga nemoralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford..; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. 1996. Monocotyledons. In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), Flora of Maharashtra State, pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nayar, T.S., Rasiya Beegam, A., Mohanan, N. and Rajkumar, G. 2006. Flowering Plants of Kerala: A Handbook. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram.; Pullaiah, T. and Naidu, K.C. 2003. Antidiabetic plants in India and herbal based antidiabetic research. Daya Books, New Delhi.; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. London Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; Vardhana, R. 2008. Direct Uses Of Medicinal Plants And Their Identification. Sarup and sons, New Delhi.; Warrier, P.K., Nambiar, V.P.K. and Ramankutty, C. 1995. Indian medicinal plants: a compendium of 500 species. Zion press., Chennai.
- Thryocephalon nemoralis J. R & G. Forst., Char. Gen. 129. t. 130. 1776.
- Kyllinga nemoralis (J. R & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Africa 2: 486,487. 1936; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 311. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 887. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 552. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 338. 1991; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 419. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 496. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 368. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 789. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 497. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 786. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 549. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 789. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 934. 2009.
- Cyperus kyllinga Endl., Cat. Hort. Acad. Vindob. 1: 94. 1842; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 443. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 421. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 508. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 508. 1994.
- Kyllinga monocephala Rottb., Desc. Nov. Pl. 13. t. 4, f. 4. 1773, non Roxb. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 588. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1624(1130). 1931.
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1271
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Kumar, B. 2010. Kyllinga nemoralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
- Citation: Kumar, B. 2010. Kyllinga nemoralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford..; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. 1996. Monocotyledons. In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), Flora of Maharashtra State, pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nayar, T.S., Rasiya Beegam, A., Mohanan, N. and Rajkumar, G. 2006. Flowering Plants of Kerala: A Handbook. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram.; Pullaiah, T. and Naidu, K.C. 2003. Antidiabetic plants in India and herbal based antidiabetic research. Daya Books, New Delhi.; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. London Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; Vardhana, R. 2008. Direct Uses Of Medicinal Plants And Their Identification. Sarup and sons, New Delhi.; Warrier, P.K., Nambiar, V.P.K. and Ramankutty, C. 1995. Indian medicinal plants: a compendium of 500 species. Zion press., Chennai.
- Kumar, B. 2010. Kyllinga nemoralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
- Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford..; Daniel, P. and Umamaheswari, P. 2001. The Flora of Gulf and Mannar, Southern India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Lakshminarasimhan, P. 1996. Monocotyledons. In: B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan and N.P. Singh (eds), Flora of Maharashtra State, pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nayar, T.S., Rasiya Beegam, A., Mohanan, N. and Rajkumar, G. 2006. Flowering Plants of Kerala: A Handbook. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram.; Pullaiah, T. and Naidu, K.C. 2003. Antidiabetic plants in India and herbal based antidiabetic research. Daya Books, New Delhi.; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Singh, N.P., Khanna, K.K. and Dixit, R.D. (eds). 2001. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. London Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; Vardhana, R. 2008. Direct Uses Of Medicinal Plants And Their Identification. Sarup and sons, New Delhi.; Warrier, P.K., Nambiar, V.P.K. and Ramankutty, C. 1995. Indian medicinal plants: a compendium of 500 species. Zion press., Chennai.
- Thryocephalon nemoralis J. R & G. Forst., Char. Gen. 129. t. 130. 1776.
- Kyllinga nemoralis (J. R & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Africa 2: 486,487. 1936; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 311. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 887. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 552. 1990; Rejani, Cyperac. Kerala 338. 1991; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 419. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 496. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 368. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 789. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 497. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 786. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 549. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 789. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 934. 2009.
- Cyperus kyllinga Endl., Cat. Hort. Acad. Vindob. 1: 94. 1842; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 443. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 421. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 508. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 508. 1994.
- Kyllinga monocephala Rottb., Desc. Nov. Pl. 13. t. 4, f. 4. 1773, non Roxb. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 588. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1624(1130). 1931.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Cyperaceae |
Genus | Kyllinga |
Species | Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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