| Bloom type
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Perennial +
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| Class
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Liliopsida +
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| Commercial application
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Human consumption +
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| Commercial use description
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The plant is a weed and its elimination is crucial to increasing crop yields. Dried Rhizomes are used as spice in India. +
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| Common Indian names
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Keyabon (Assamese); बड़ा नागर मोथा Bara-na … Keyabon (Assamese); बड़ा नागर मोथा Bara-nagar-motha, कोरेही झाड़ Korehi-jhar, मोथा Motha (Hindi); Abdahullu, koranari-gadde (Kannada);Karimuttan, kora-kizanna, muttanna (Malayalam); শেম্বঙ কৌথুম Shembang kouthum (Manipuri);बारीक मोथा Barik motha, Bimbal (Marathi);Mutha (Oriya)• Sanskrit: abhrabheda, ambhodhara, ambuda;korai, korai kilangu, muthakasu (Sanksrit);bhadra-tunga-muste, bhadramuste (Telugu);sad kufi, habu-ul-zillam, nagarmotha (Urdu)ad kufi, habu-ul-zillam, nagarmotha (Urdu) +
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| Common hindi name
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बड़ा नागर मोथा Bara-nagar-motha, कोरेही झाड़ Korehi-jhar, मोथा Motha +
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| Common name
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Common Nut Sedge, Coco grass, Nutgrass, Purple nutsedge +
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| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
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| Family
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Cyperaceae +
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| Flower color
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Green +
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| Genus
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Cyperus +
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| Habitat details
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The plant is known as the '''worlds worst … The plant is known as the '''worlds worst weed'''. Its existence in a field significantly reduces crop yield, both because it is a tough competitor for ground resources, and because it is allelopathic, the roots releasing substances harmful to other plants. Similarly, it also has a bad effect on ornamental gardening. The difficulty to control it is a result of its intensive system of underground tubers, and its resistance to most herbicides. It is also one of the few weeds that cannot be stopped with plastic mulch.that cannot be stopped with plastic mulch. +
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| Header caption
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Tuber of the plant +
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| Header image
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Cyperus rotundus tuber01.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Least Concern +
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| Introdescription
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''Cyperus rotundus'' is a small plant with … ''Cyperus rotundus'' is a small plant with individuals reaching upto 40cm. It is a very proliferative weed and has spread to several countries. It grows in agricultural lands and garden soils. This plant was, however, described in '''Charaka Samhita''', the first book on Indian medicine written in the first millennium. It is used in Ayurveda to treat fevers, digestive system disorders etc. Plant extract is a constituent of Dabur Chyawanprash and some hair oils. of Dabur Chyawanprash and some hair oils. +
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| Medicinal significance
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Yes +
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| Medicinal system
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Ayurveda +
, Folk Medicine +
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| Name meaning
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The word cyperus derives from the Greek "κύπερος" (kuperos) and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round". The earliest attested form of the word cyperus is the Mycenaean Greek ku-pa-ro, written in Linear B syllabic script +
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| Order
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Poales +
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| Page creation date
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25 October 2010 +
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| Plant commercial
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Yes +
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| Plant commercial part
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Rhizomes +
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| Plant height
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Up to 3 feet +
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| Plant type
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Grass and Grass-like +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Species name
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w:Cyperus rotundus +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Categories |
Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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24 November 2010 03:27:28 +
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