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 pumilus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyperus breviculmis F.Muell.Cyperus commutatus Steud.Cyperus distans var. major ThwaitesCyperus divergens Chapm.Cyperus gymnoleptus Steud.Cyperus laxiusculus Steud.Cyperus leucolepis J.CareyCyperus leucolepis J.Carey ex C.B.ClarkeCyperus nitens Retz.Cyperus nitens VahlCyperus nitens subsp. patens (Vahl) Boeck.Cyperus nitens var. muticus BoeckelerCyperus nitens var. patens (Vahl) BoeckelerCyperus obstinatus Steud.Cyperus patens VahlCyperus pulvinatus Nees & MeyenCyperus pumilis var. patens (Vahl) Benth., 1878Cyperus pumilis var. punctatus (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke, 1884Cyperus pumilus f. borneensis C.B.ClarkeCyperus pumilus f. gracilis (E.G.Camus) Kük.Cyperus pumilus f. patens C.B.ClarkeCyperus pumilus subsp. gracilis (E.G.Camus) Kük.Cyperus pumilus subsp. leucolepis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus pumilus subsp. nervulosus Kük.Cyperus pumilus subsp. patens (Vahl) Kük.Cyperus pumilus subsp. prorepens Kük.Cyperus pumilus subsp. punctatus C.B.ClarkeCyperus pumilus var. leucolepis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus pumilus var. mutica (Boeckeler) C.B.ClarkeCyperus pumilus var. patens (Vahl) Kük.Cyperus pumilus var. prorepens Kük.Cyperus pumilus var. punctatus C.B.ClarkeCyperus punctatus Roxb.Cyperus pusillus VahlCyperus pygmaeus Retz.Cyperus terminalis MarshCyperus terminalis Marsh ex Steud.Cyperus truncatulus Steud.Dichostylis nitens (Retz.) PallaDichostylis patens (Vahl) PallaDichostylis patens (Vahl) RikliJuncellus leucolepis C.B.ClarkeJuncellus pumilus PeterPycreus bolei S.M.AlmeidaPycreus lancelotii S.M.AlmeidaPycreus nitens (Retz.) NeesPycreus nitens C.B.ClarkePycreus nitens f. gracilis E.G.CamusPycreus nitens subsp. gracilis E.G.CamusPycreus palghattensis Govind.Pycreus patens (Vahl) Cherm.Pycreus pulvinatus (Nees & Meyen) NeesPycreus pumilus (L.) DominPycreus pumilus (L.) NeesPycreus pumilus subsp. patensPycreus pumilus subsp. punctatus DominPycreus pumilus var. patens (Vahl) HoenselaarPycreus pumilus var. punctatus DominPycreus punctatus Govind.
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 identifier330935-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.