Volatiles of Turkish Cyperus rotundus L. Roots

Abstract

Purple nutsedge, Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) is an invasive plant grown in all around the world. C. rotundus rhizomes are called "topalak" and an analgesic plant for the treatment of stomach ache in infants, folk medicine in Turkey. The volatile compounds of C. rotundus rhizomes were investigated by Headspace-SPME. Cyperene (30.5% and 28.0%), α-copaene (10.6% and12%) and α-ylangene (7.7% and10.5%) were identified as main volatile components of rhizomes and analyzed at room temperature and 40ºC respectively. This study designed to support detailed studies on underground plant parts volatiles and it is the first time to identification of volatile compounds of raw C. rotundus rhizomes collected from Turkey by Headspace-SPME and GC and GC-MS.

Morpho‐palynological study of Cyperaceae from wetlands of Azad Jammu and Kashmir using SEM and LM

“…The family Cyperaceae is quite attractive for the study of pollens, due to the unusual simultaneous micro‐sporogenesis, which make pseudomonads (Krypto‐tetrads) (Erdtman, ; Kirpes, Clarkst, & Lersten, ; Simpson, Furness, Hodkinson, Muasya, & Chase, ). Such type of unusual pattern of micro‐sporogenesis of pollens occur in Eriaceae tribe Stypheliaceae (Poyraz, Demirci, & Küçük, ; Smith‐White, ). According to Ellison (), Pollens are very helpful in the identification of different plants species.…”

Chemical Diversity between Three Graminoid Plants Found in Western Kenya Analyzed by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS)

“…From this study, it could also be seen that the plants associated with the occurrence of the instars of A. gambiae are Cyperus rotundus (Nut grass) and Cyperus exaltatus (Exaltatus Grass) from the Cyperaceae family, as well as Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) and Panicum repens (Torpedo Grass) from the Poaceae family [9]. The essential oil composition [10][11][12] of Cyperus rotundus has previously been studied, as well as the volatile headspace of its macerated rhizomes using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) [13]. As the volatile constituents of Nut grass has been mapped previously [14], and the fact that this grass has been studied for its ovipositional impact on the malaria vector A. gambiae [15], it was omitted in the present study.…”