Cyperus diffusus (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia
Introduction
List of species


Cyperus diffusus Vahl


Family: Cyperaceae

Vernacular names

  • Indonesia: ilat (West Java)
  • Malaysia: para-para, rumput bemban
  • Philippines: gumu-gumi (Tagalog), barsangabakin (Ilocano), baliw-baliw (Bicol), singao (Mindanao)
  • Laos: f'uuk, haang kaa, phüü dông
  • Vietnam: lác lan, cói xòe.

Distribution

From India to southern China and Taiwan, throughout South-East Asia, and in the Solomon Islands.

Uses

In Indonesia young plants are eaten raw as vegetable, and in the Philippines roots are used as a medicine for diseased lips.

Observations

Perennial, rhizomatous herb, up to 80 cm tall. Stem trigonous, often tufted. Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, scabrous, 15-85 cm × 0.5-2 cm with 3 prominent main nerves. In humid, shady localities, below 800 m altitude.


Selected sources

7, 66, 91.

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