Kyllinga nemoralis  (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel

White Water Sedge, White Kyllinga, Whitehead Spike Sedge, White-Flowered Kyllinga
Plants > Angiosperms > Cyperaceae > ​​Kyllinga nemoralis

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Poales
Family: ​Cyperaceae
Genus: Kyllinga
Species: nemoralis

  • Common names: White Water Sedge, White Kyllinga, Whitehead Spike Sedge, White-Flowered Kyllinga
  • Thai names: หญ้าตุ้มหู ya tum hu (Bangkok), หญ้าหน่วยฝ้าย ya nuai fai (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
  • Chinese names: 单穗水蜈蚣 dan sui shui wu gong
  • Distribution: Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kashmir, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; tropical Africa, NE Australia, Indian Ocean islands, Madagascar, Pacific islands​
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai (A.Muang)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Kyllinga nemoralis from Thailand.
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Kyllinga nemoralis Cheelong Chaiyaphum
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Kyllinga nemoralis, Muang Chiang Mai, August 2016
References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
​Flora of China