Gundu Tunge Hullu / Jointed Sedge
Schoenoplectiella articulata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-April
How to identify Gundu Tunge Hullu
Identify Gundu Tunge Hullu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Jointed segmented stem.
- Confirm flower colour: Golden-brown.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gundu Tunge Hullu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schoenoplectiella articulata
- Genus
- Schoenoplectiella
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet fallow fields and grasslands
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia from India, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- 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
- Golden-brownrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gundu Tunge Hullu itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗುಂಡುತುಂಗೆಹುಲ್ಲು Gundu tunge hullu
- Malayalam
- ചെ Chelli
About Gundu Tunge Hullu
Jointed Sedge (Schoenoplectiella articulata) belongs to the Cyperaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It grows in wet fallow fields and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to April.
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Gundu Tunge Hullu belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
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