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Enriched botanical record

Cyperus difformis

Cyperus difformis L.

Also indexed asSmall Flower Umbrella SedgeAdjirAndroa sari seraseraDifformed flatsedgeDirty DoraJunco de AguaJunça DiformeMissgestaltetes Cypergras
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCyperus
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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 difformis L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cyperus difformis f. humilis DebeauxCyperus difformis f. maximus C.B.ClarkeCyperus difformis subsp. breviglobosus Kük.Cyperus difformis subsp. humilis DebeauxCyperus difformis subsp. maximus C.B.ClarkeCyperus difformis subsp. subdecompositus Kük.Cyperus difformis var. breviglobosus Kük.Cyperus difformis var. subdecompositus Kük.Cyperus goeringii Steud.Cyperus holoschoenoides Jan ex Schult.Cyperus lateriflorus Torr.Cyperus oryzetorum Steud.Cyperus protractus LinkCyperus subrotundus LlanosCyperus viridis Willd.Cyperus viridis Willd. ex Kunth

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food
Gene source

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 identifier304311-1
Use codesAF GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.