Here is a reply from D. Narsimhan ji: "Dear Anil Kumar Kora grass is a corrupted form of Korai, a word that denotes all sedges. Korai that is used for plaiting mats comes from three species; Cyperus pangorei -- the specific epithet is a modified form of paikorai meaning matsedge. C. corymbosus C. exaltatus Dr. P. Ravichandran, Reader, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environ. Science, Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, Tirunelveli Dist. Tamil Nadu has done a very good work on anatomy and histochemistry as well as on using natural dyes to colour thses sedges. You may please contact him for further details. D. Narasimhan Centre for Floristic Research Madras Christian College Chennai-600 059 "
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