Scientific Name : Cyperus alternifolius L.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A perennial erect herb having adventitious roots. Stem : Basal, underground rhizome bears many tubers, aerial stem is erect, cylindrical, unbranched, solid, green and bear crown of leaves at the top. Leaves : Simple, exstipulate, alternate, sessile, large, linear, entire, acute, leaf bases sheathing, multicostate parallel venation. Inflorescence : Umbellate spike consisting of many spikelets. Flowers : Bracteate, bracts glumaceous and boat shaped, ebracteolate, sessile, incomplete, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, trimerous, hypogynous, very small. Perianth is absent. Androecium composed of 3 stamens, polyandrous, two lateral and one odd is anterior, filaments long, dithecous, basifixed and introrse. Gynoecium tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior, unilocular, one ovule in the locule, basal placentation, ovary triangular, style single, stigmas 3 and feathery. Fruits : Nut, Seeds endospermic. Flowering and Fruiting Time : Almost throughout the year. Significance : It holds ornamental significance. It has phytoremediation potential, because it accumulates copper and manganese, as well as nitrogen and phosphorous.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
मोथा, Umbrella plant, Umbrella palm
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Synonym(s):
Cyperus frondosus Salisb. Eucyperus alternifolius (L.) Rikli
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Family:
Cyperaceae
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Cyperus alternifolius L.
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