Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week
grasses, sedges and rushes
 Cyperaceae
* Cyperus alternifolius * L.
  *sy-PEER-us* -- from the ancient Greek name for sedge ... Dave's
Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DCyperus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzem3x7GemLl7KYuLTiapVrLQwybrQ>
*al-tern-ee-FOH-lee-us* -- alternate leaves ... Dave's
Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dalternifolius&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfFYBPCJ2OL0q_s1jFkEJS72ZvGLQ>

*commonly known as*: galingale, umbrella palm, umbrella papyrus, umbrella
sedge

*Native to*: tropical Africa, Madagascar; naturalised, cultivated elsewhere

*References*: Flowers of
India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FUmbrella%2520Palm.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeh7tFcQN2TMv-GcX80POq_ab4PJA>•
Top
Tropicals<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftoptropicals.com%2Fcatalog%2Fuid%2Fcyperus_alternifolius.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdaBstHIp0SdvNL7rTB-GmIwPC-_Q>•
Dave's
Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fpf%2Fgo%2F2532%2Findex.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdyOQjUjf599tTObF0xYdXtKQX7kg>•
Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCyperus_alternifolius&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdu4fKCrqXVLW1DXOSufAOpu2Gf-Q>•
NPGS
/ 
GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F410346&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzejTIIPBiu6WMgYMtKAoyed7R5ykg>
  in
garden of residential colony, Mumbai on 14 JAN 07

[image: 
Papyrus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F357205549%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcpyaqaJ6zU03916UrSeXriYUat1Q>

[image: Cyperus
alternifolius]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F357195607%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzenZdT0wNoLyGxHh6FOZJJokmlm3A>

[image: Cyperus
alternifolius]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F357200345%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBboHWaatJydgpVAv3kXx57yWcXQ>

[image: Umbrella
Palm]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F357207791%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfmshWXX1S2DnrOT2AaYXnC1H7tog>
 Regards.
Dinesh

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