✿Cyperaceae · Cyperus
Nirvishi / Whitehead Spikesedge
Cyperus kyllingia
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus kyllingia
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests near moist places
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/pale greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nirvishi itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- निर्विषी Nirvishi
- Manipuri
- ꯀꯧꯊꯨꯝ Kouthum
- Mizo
- Pi-sa-um-bur
- Tamil
- வெலுத்த நிர்பஸீ Velutta nirbasi
- Malayalam
- വെലുത്ത നിര്വസീ Velutta nirvasi, Palnivasi, Pimuttanna
- Telugu
- Gandala
- Sanskrit
- श्वेतनिर्विष Svetanirvisa
About Nirvishi
Whitehead Spikesedge (Cyperus kyllingia) belongs to the Cyperaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand. It grows in open deciduous forests near moist places.
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Nirvishi belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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