Cyperaceae FAMILY
Fimbristylis complanata
Fimbristylis complanata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fimbristylis complanata is a perennial grass-like plant with short, rarely creeping rhizome. The slender to rather robust stems are densely tufted, erect, 20 - 90cm tall and 2 - 4mm wide[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePantropical.
HabitatWet grasslands, rice fields, sea shores and cultivated ground[ 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. ]. On the sea-shore, on muddy river-banks, in swampv grass-fields, wet rice-fields, teak-forests; at elevations up to 1,300 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 ].