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
OrderAlismatales
FamilyRuppiaceae
GenusRuppia
Scientific name with authorshipRuppia maritima L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buccaferrea maritima (L.) LunellRuppia andina Phil.Ruppia brachypus J.GayRuppia brachypus subsp. bahusiensis Lindstr.Ruppia brevipes Bertol.Ruppia brevipes Bertol. ex Griseb.Ruppia cirrhosa subsp. longipes (Hagstr.) Á.LöveRuppia curvicarpa A.NelsonRuppia intermedia Thed.Ruppia marina Fr.Ruppia maritima f. aculeata Hagstr.Ruppia maritima f. brevirostris C.AgardhRuppia maritima f. curvirostris H.St.John & FosbergRuppia maritima f. pectinata Hagstr.Ruppia maritima subsp. aculeata Hagstr.Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) Bonnier & LayensRuppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) K.Schum.Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) SchlegelRuppia maritima subsp. brachypus Á.LöveRuppia maritima subsp. brevirostris (C.Agardh) BriquetRuppia maritima subsp. brevirostris C.AgardhRuppia maritima subsp. curvicarpa (A.Nelson) Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima subsp. curvirostris H.St.John & FosbergRuppia maritima subsp. exigua Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima subsp. floridana Graebn.Ruppia maritima subsp. intermedia (C.G.H.Thed.) Piper & BeattieRuppia maritima subsp. japonica H.HaraRuppia maritima subsp. longipes Hagstr.Ruppia maritima subsp. minor Mert. & W.D.J.KochRuppia maritima subsp. obliqua (Griseb. & Schenk) Asch. & Graebn.Ruppia maritima subsp. obliqua (Griseb. & Schenk) Á.Löve & D.LöveRuppia maritima subsp. onondagensis Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima subsp. pacifica H.St.John & FosbergRuppia maritima subsp. pectinata Hagstr.Ruppia maritima subsp. recta MorisRuppia maritima subsp. rostellata (W.D.J.Koch ex Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn.Ruppia maritima subsp. rostellata MaireRuppia maritima subsp. rostrata (C.Agardh) Piper & BeattieRuppia maritima subsp. subcapitata Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima var. brachypus (Gay) GarckeRuppia maritima var. brachypus (J.Gay) K.Schum.Ruppia maritima var. brachypus (J.Gay) P.Fourn., 1936Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris (C.Agardh) Asch. & Graebn.Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris J.AgardhRuppia maritima var. curvicarpa (A.Nelson) Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima var. exigua Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima var. floridana Graebn.Ruppia maritima var. intermedia (C.G.H.Thed.) Asch. & Graebn.Ruppia maritima var. japonica H.HaraRuppia maritima var. longipes Hagstr.Ruppia maritima var. minor Mert. & W.D.J.KochRuppia maritima var. obliqua (Griseb. & Schenk) Asch. & Graebn.Ruppia maritima var. onondagensis Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima var. pacifica H.St.John & FosbergRuppia maritima var. recta MorisRuppia maritima var. rostellata (W.D.J.Koch ex Rchb.) Graebn. & Engl.Ruppia maritima var. rostellata (W.D.J.Koch) HegiRuppia maritima var. rostrata C.AgardhRuppia maritima var. rostrata J.AgardhRuppia maritima var. subcapitata Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritma subsp. rostellata (Koch) Asch.Ruppia maritma subsp. rostrata (C.Agardh) Piper & BeattieRuppia obliqua Griseb. & SchenkRuppia pectinata Rydb.Ruppia rostellata W.D J.KochRuppia rostellata W.D.J.Koch ex Rchb.Ruppia rostellata subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) T.MarssonRuppia rostellata var. brachypus (J.Gay) T.MarssonRuppia rostellata var. brachypus GayRuppia salina SchurRuppia spiralis subsp. longipes (Hagstr.) Á.Löve & D.LöveRuppia spiralis subsp. transsilvanica (Schur) NymanRuppia subsessilis ThwaitesRuppia taquetii H.Lév.Ruppia transsilvanica SchurRuppia trichodes DurandRuppia zosteroides (Lojac.) GillettRuppia zosteroides Lojac.Zannichellia pedunculata Fuss
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier224565-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.