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General Information

Fimbristylis pauciflora is a usually perennial, erect to prostrate, grass-like plant. The stems are densely tufted, the plant eventually forming large clumps, up to 30cm tall and perhaps 50cm wide[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is used as a green manure in rice fields.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Caroline Islands, northern Australia

Habitat

Wet grasslands, savannahs, forest floors and swamp margins[]. Sunny or shaded, damp, sandy or clayey sites, on swamps edges, and in rice fields, at elevations up to 800 metres[].

Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.25 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is a weed of rice fields[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant is rubbed onto the stomach of a pregnant woman in order to induce labour[].

Agroforestry Uses:

When growing as a weed, the plant is ploughed back into the soil as a green manure[, , ].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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