Cyperaceae · Kyllinga

Kyllinga bulbosa

Herboutdoor
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand & more
Flowering
August-December

Plant Details

Scientific name
Kyllinga bulbosa
Genus
Kyllinga
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Marshy areas
Habitat type
Wetland
Distribution
Paleotropics
Found in India
Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Goa, Puducherry, Nagaland, Chandigarh, Haryana, Ladakh, Mizoram, Daman & Diu, Manipur
Flowering & fruiting
August-December
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

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

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Achene

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kyllinga bulbosa itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Telugu
సైపరస్

About Kyllinga bulbosa

Kyllinga bulbosa belongs to the Cyperaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand and 31 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.

Illustration representing the Cyperaceae family
Botanical family

Cyperaceae

Sedge family

Kyllinga bulbosa belongs to the Cyperaceae family.

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