Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusBulbostylis
Scientific name with authorshipBulbostylis junciformis (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bulbostylis brasiliensis PallaBulbostylis junciformis (Kunth) KuntzeBulbostylis junciformis (Kunth) Lindm.Bulbostylis junciformis var. ambigua (Nees) Kük.Bulbostylis junciformis var. ambigua Steyerm.Bulbostylis junciformis var. congesta (Schrad. ex Schult.) Steyerm.Bulbostylis junciformis var. fulvicoma Kük.Bulbostylis junciformis var. laxiuscula Kük.Fimbristylis junciformis (Kunth) MauryIsolepis berlandieri Steud.Isolepis congesta Schrad.Isolepis congesta Schrad. ex Schult.Isolepis junciformis KunthOncostylis junciformis (Kunth) NeesOncostylis junciformis f. laxa NeesOncostylis junciformis var. ambigua NeesOncostylis junciformis var. congesta (Schrad. ex Schult.) NeesOncostylis junciformis var. humboldtiana NeesOncostylis junciformis var. speciosior NeesOncostylis junciformis var. stricta NeesScirpus berlandieri Steud.Scirpus congestus Rchb.Scirpus congestus Rchb. ex KunthScirpus humboldtiana Spreng.Scirpus humboldtii Spreng.Scirpus junciformis (Kunth) Poir.Scirpus junciformis KuntzeScirpus junciformis f. robustus KuntzeScirpus juncoides Willd.Scirpus juncoides Willd. ex KunthScirpus lusulinus Rchb.Scirpus lusulinus Rchb. ex KunthStenophyllus junciformis (Kunth) Britton
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier38049-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.