Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida-monocotyledons
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus Iria
Scientific name: Cyperus Iria
Common name: Flat Sedge
Local name/names: Sud-sud / ALINANG

Collector: Reyben Bernardinp

Date collected: December 07, 2023
Place of Collection: P-4C Pob. Tagbina,
Surigao del Sur, Philippines at Lat 8.451161°
Long 126.162216°

Natural Habitat: wetlang rice, drylang annual crops, and plantation crops
Morphological Description:
It is a tufted annual herb, or occasionally perennial, with fibrous roots, 15−75 yellowish
red roots; 10−70 cm tall. Leaf: basal, rough to touch in upper part, linear, flaccid, with gradually
tapering point and 3−8 mm wide; sheath reddish or purplish brown, enveloping the stem at
base. Inflorescence: simple or compound umbel composed of numerous erect-spreading 3−10
mm long flattened spikelets. Fruit: three-angled, 1.0−1.5 mm nut with slightly concave sides,
and shiny dark brown to black.
Means of Reproduction/propagation:
Cyperus Iria reproduces from seed

Damage to crop:

High growth rates and quick emergence of these species create competition during early
crop development that can result in yield reductions leading to significant economic losses.
Traditional Uses/ethnobotanical uses:
Cyperus Iria has been used as a treatment for fracture and rheumatism
References:

Cyperus iria - Wikipedia

Cyperus iria - IRRI Rice Knowledge Bank