Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCyperus
Scientific name with authorshipCyperus macrostachyos Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chlorocyperus patuliflorus (Boeckeler) RikliCyperus albomarginatus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.Cyperus albomarginatus var. pachyanthemos Kük.Cyperus albomarginatus var. sabulosus (Nees) Kük.Cyperus albomarginatus var. tenuis (Boeckeler) Kük.Cyperus argyraeus Steud.Cyperus expansus BojerCyperus flavicomus Michx.Cyperus flavicomus VahlCyperus hochstetteri NeesCyperus hochstetteri Nees ex KraussCyperus hochstetteri var. russa C.B.ClarkeCyperus hochstetteri var. tenuis BoeckelerCyperus macrostachyos subsp. tremulus (Poir.) LyeCyperus ornatissimus F.Muell.Cyperus patuliflorus BoeckelerCyperus retusus A.Rich.Cyperus retusus Nees ex Steud.Cyperus sabulosus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.Cyperus sabulosus (Nees) BoeckelerCyperus tremulus BakerCyperus tremulus Poir.Cyperus tremulus f. pachyanthemos Kük.Cyperus tremulus f. pachyanthemos Kük. ex RojasCyperus tremulus var. minor BoeckelerCyperus tremulus var. opulentus BoeckelerDistimus flavicomus Raf.Pycreus albomarginatus Mart. & Schrad.Pycreus albomarginatus Mart. & Schrad. ex NeesPycreus albomarginatus var. bromoides C.B.ClarkePycreus flavicomus (Michx.) C.D.AdamsPycreus macrostachyos (Lam.) J.RaynalPycreus macrostachyos subsp. macrostachyosPycreus macrostachyos subsp. tremulus (Poir.) LyePycreus macrostachyos var. tenuis (Boeckeler) WickensPycreus retusus (Nees ex Steud.) NeesPycreus retusus (Nees ex Steud.) Nees ex C.B.ClarkePycreus sabulosus NeesPycreus tremulus (Poir.) C.B.Clarke
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 identifier305092-1
Use codesHF
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.