Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
CAREX BACCANS
NEAS
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales (Poales)
Family: Cyperaceae
Common name: Crimson seeded sedge
Distribution: Temperate and tropical Asia
Habitat: Swamps, moist places
Description: This species, a climbing evergreen herb, is known for its bright
showy seed heads. It possesses dark green leaves (90 × 1 cm). The lower
spike carries greenish lowering seed clusters that grow to 30 cm long and
10 cm wide.
Compounds and activities: The crude ethanolic root extract of this species was
found to show complete inactivation and laccid paralysis, leading to the
death of a cestode parasite of domestic fowl, viz.,
Raillietina echinoboth-
ridia
(Challam et al.,
2012). The endophytic actinomycetes (
Streptomyces
hydrogerans
) isolated from the roots of this species have, however, shown
inhibitory activities against pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
