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Latin (Botanical) name: Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. ( = Juncellus alopecuroides C. B. Cl., Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh.).

Family: Cyperaceae.

Common name: Cyperus, Samaar helw, Koosh, Serakoan asla, ‘Aloob, ‘Oloob, ‘Aloob es-sultaan.

Origin: Egypt

Plant description:

CYPERACEAE A. Juss. : Flowers bisexual, nut lying bare inside the glume. Leaves not prickly-serrated. Plants glabrous. Spikelets several in a terminal, crowded head. Head supported by 3 or more leaves. CYPERUS. Spikelets flat with 2-ranked glumes. CYPERUS L. Spikelets flat with 2-ranked glumes, either spicate or umbelled. Spikes or umbels arranged in a large compound umbel, rarely the whole inflorescence consisting of but a single spike of spikelets or a head of spikelets. Stigmas 3, nut trigonous ; perianth absent.

Spikelets in spikes. Spikes cylindrical in outline, consisting of many spikelets. Spikelets oblong-lanceolate, approximate. Spikelets 2-3 mm. broad, umbel-rays up to 18 cm. long. CYPERUS ALOPECUROIDES. Rottb. (= Juncellus alopecuroides C. B. Cl., Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh.) : Differs from preceding mainly by longer umbel-rays, up to 18 cm. broader spikelets, 2-3 mm., hardly keeled glumes with incurved margins. Stamens and Stigmas normally 2, nut plano-convex (in preceding 3 and nut trigonous).

Source: STUDENTS’ FLORA OF EGYPT second edition, by VIVI TÄCKHOLM, D. Sc. (Stockholm) Professor of Systematic Botany, Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Published by Cairo University. Printed by COOPERATIVE PRINTING COMPANY Beirut, 1974.

Propagation: Fruits (seeds), and rhizomes.

Last Update May 2^nd, 2002.

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