Xyris pauciflora

Willd.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulbs

The bulbs are eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of pools and creeks. In grows in swamps and damp sandy soils between 300-900 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tufted annual herb. It grows 20-40 cm high. The leaf sheath is 2-6 cm long. The leaves are narrow and 8-22 cm long by 1-3 mm wide. The flower stalk is 5-35 cm long by 1-2 mm wide. The flower spikes are oval and 6-13 mm long by 6-11 mm wide. The flowers are yellow.

Notes

There are about 350 Xyris species. There are 200 in tropical America.

Names & Synonyms

Baluyamjuri, Huringdimbu

References (4)
  • Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 695
  • Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O., 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 407 (Family)
  • Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 131
  • Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 492 (Family)