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
GenusScleria
Scientific name with authorshipScleria levis Retz.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carex laevis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.Juncus zeilanicus Houtt.Scleria alata MoonScleria alta BoeckelerScleria bulusanensis ElmerScleria dietrichiae BoeckelerScleria hebecarpa NeesScleria hebecarpa subsp. pubescens (Steud.) C.B.ClarkeScleria hebecarpa var. pubescens (Steud.) C.B.ClarkeScleria japonica Steud.Scleria levis f. villosa Valck.Sur.Scleria levis subsp. pubescens (Steud.) C.Z.ZhengScleria levis var. pubescens (Steud.) C.Z.ZhengScleria melanosperma Nees & Arn.Scleria melanosperma Nees & Arn. ex BoeckelerScleria pubescens Steud.Scleria sumatrensis subsp. pubescens Miq.Scleria sumatrensis var. pubescens Miq.Scleria vestita BoeckelerScleria villosula Wall.Scleria wichurae BoeckelerScleria zelanica MoonScleria zeylanica Poir.Scleria zeylanica subsp. angustifolia ThwaitesScleria zeylanica subsp. angustifolia Thwaites ex BoeckelerScleria zeylanica var. angustifolia ThwaitesScleria zeylanica var. angustifolia Thwaites ex Boeckeler
Documented use categories
Medicine
Material
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 identifier314824-1
Use codesMA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.