kyllingIa

[Named after P. Kylling, a Danish botanist, who died in 1696.] Botany: A genus of Cyperacem, tribe Cyperese. About fifty are known; they are chiefly from Brazil, South Africa, and Australia. Kyllingia odorata is said to be powerfully diaphoretic and diuretic. The acrid and aromatic root of K. triceps is used in India in diabetes.