Schoenoplectus ARTICULATUS (L.) Palla
| Synonym : | Scirpus articulatus L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Patpati, Chechra, Chicka. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Cyperaceae |
| Disease : | Purgative |
| Description : | A glabrous herb, stems 30-90 cm high, densely tufted, as thick as the little finger, spongy and transversely septate within, terate, flowering nearer the base than the top. Leaves O. Spikelets variable in length, 6-20 cm long, ovoid-oblong, acute, rusty-brown, sessile in laterally stellately spreading clusters of 15-60. |
| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh, in swamps. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is used as a purgative. |
| Habit : | Herb |