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
FamilyTyphaceae
GenusTypha
Scientific name with authorshipTypha angustifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Massula angustifolia (L.) DulacTypha angustifolia f. foveolata (Pobed.) MavrodievTypha angustifolia f. inaequalis Kronf.Typha angustifolia f. submersa GlückTypha angustifolia subsp. calumetensis PeattieTypha angustifolia subsp. elatior (Boenn.) NymanTypha angustifolia subsp. elongata WiegandTypha angustifolia subsp. foveolata (Pobed.) MavrodievTypha angustifolia subsp. longispicata PeckTypha angustifolia subsp. spathacea BorbásTypha angustifolia subsp. submersa GlückTypha angustifolia var. calumetensis PeattieTypha angustifolia var. elatior (Boenn.) Godr.Typha angustifolia var. elatior (Boenn.) NymanTypha angustifolia var. elongata WiegandTypha angustifolia var. longispicata PeckTypha angustifolia var. spathacea BorbásTypha elatior Boenn.Typha foveolata Pobed.Typha glauca Seg.-ViannaTypha gracilis Rchb.Typha latifolia var. minor AmbrosiTypha media C.C.Gmel.Typha minor CurtisTypha pontica Klokov f. & Krasnova
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
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 identifier259280-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.