Fimbristylis quinquangularis
(Vahl) Kunth
Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis angularis Link
Fimbristylis benghalensis (Pers.) Roem. & Schult.
Fimbristylis fauriei Ohwi
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl
Fimbristylis mucronata Vahl
Iria angularis (Link) Kuntze
Iria miliacea (L.) Kuntze
Iria quinquangularis (Vahl) Kuntze
Isolepis angularis Schrad.
Isolepis miliacea (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl
Isolepis pentagona (Roxb.) Schult.
Isolepis tetragona Schult.
Scirpus benghalensis Pers.
Scirpus miliaceus L.
Scirpus niloticus Blanco
Scirpus parviflorus Willd. ex Kunth
Scirpus pentagonus Roxb.
Scirpus plantagineus Roxb.
Scirpus quadrangularis Thouars
Scirpus quinquangularis Vahl
Scirpus salbundius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Scirpus tetragonus Roxb.
Trichelostylis angularis (Link) Nees
Trichelostylis miliacea (L.) Nees
Trichelostylis pentagona Nees
Trichelostylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Nees
Trichelostylis tetragona (Schult.) Nees
Common Name:
General Information
Fimbristylis quinquangularis is an erect, annual or short-lived perennial, grass-like plant with fibrous roots. The stems are densely tufted, usually up to 40cm long (rarely to 120cm) and 1 - 2mm wide[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. When growing as a weed in rice fields it is often ploughed back into the soil as a green manure.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
Range
Widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia to New Guinea and northern Australia
Habitat
Wet places[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
]. Open or lightly shaded wet places: swampy grassland, rice-fields, damp savannah flats. teak forests, at elevations up to 500 metres[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.35 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is often found as a weed in rice fields and amongst other cultivated crops[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The crushed rhizome is used as an aphrodisiac[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
The leaves are used as a poultice in the treatment of fevers[
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
,
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Agroforestry Uses:
Where the plant is growing as a weed it is ploughed into the ground as a green manure[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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