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
GenusCyperus
Scientific name with authorshipCyperus articulatus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chlorocyperus articulatus (L.) RikliChlorocyperus cordobensis PallaCyperus articulatus Benth.Cyperus articulatus f. longispiculosus Kük.Cyperus articulatus var. articulatusCyperus articulatus var. conglomeratus BrittonCyperus articulatus var. erythrostachys Graebn.Cyperus articulatus var. fistulosus Kük.Cyperus articulatus var. multiflorus Kük.Cyperus articulatus var. nodosus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kük.Cyperus autumnalis PurshCyperus borbonicus Steud.Cyperus cordobensis (Palla) HickenCyperus corymbosus var. pangorei Rottb.Cyperus corymbosus var. subnodosus (Nees & Meyen) Kük.Cyperus corymbosus var. subnodosus (Nees & Meyen) Kük. ex OstenCyperus fistulosus Ehrenb.Cyperus fistulosus Ehrenb. ex BoeckelerCyperus gymnos Schult.Cyperus interceptus Steud.Cyperus niloticus Forssk.Cyperus nodosus Humb. & Bonpl.Cyperus nodosus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Cyperus nodosus var. aphyllus BoeckelerCyperus nodosus var. subnodosus (Nees & Meyen) BoeckelerCyperus subarticulatus Nees & MeyenCyperus subnodosus Nees & MeyenPapyrus pangorei Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier303822-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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.