Cyperaceae FAMILY
Fimbristylis aestivalis
Fimbristylis aestivalis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fimbristylis aestivalis is an erect, annual grass-like plant with fibrous roots. The slender stems are densely tufted, 3 - 20cm long[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWidespread in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia from India and China through to New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia.
HabitatIn open damp places, in swamps, and especially as a weed in wet rice-fields, at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 991 Title Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360 Author Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London Year 2001 ISBN 1-84246-038-2 Description An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species. ].