Cyperaceae FAMILY
Kyllinga alba
Kyllinga alba
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Kyllinga alba is a robust, densely tufted, perennial plant with a short rhizome. It usually produces numerous stems and grass-like leaves that can be 10 - 70cm long[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used for cleaning ostrich egg shells so that they can be used for storing water.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - widespread from Cote D'Ivoire to Somalia and south to S. Africa; also in the Seychelles.
HabitatSavannah[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].