Kalanduru/Cyperus rotundus L

Botanical name:-Cyperus rotundus L
Family name:-CYPERACEAE
Names in different languages:
     Sinhala name:Kalanduru
     English  :Nut grass
     Tamil:Korai
     Sanskirt :Mustaka / Hima / Kokshottha 
Grows in:-Sri Lanka,India,
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola (Angola); Argentina; Armenia (Armenia); Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia); Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Belize; Benin; Bolivia.
Edibal parts:-None    
Status:-Native
Ayurvedic usage:-Worm diseases,Fever, Skin diseases,Epilepsy,Asthma. Parts used to make medicine:Tubers  

Propagation:-Tubers

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