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 compressus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chlorocyperus compressus (L.) PallaCyperus brachiatus Poir.Cyperus caffer G.Bertol.Cyperus compressus f. depauperatus DominCyperus compressus subsp. brachiatus (Poir.) NeesCyperus compressus subsp. capillaceus C.B.ClarkeCyperus compressus subsp. compositus C.PreslCyperus compressus subsp. depauperatus DominCyperus compressus subsp. floribundus E.G.CamusCyperus compressus subsp. laxus E.G.CamusCyperus compressus subsp. micranthus T.KoyamaCyperus compressus subsp. pectiniformis (Schult.) C.B.ClarkeCyperus compressus subsp. simplex C.PreslCyperus compressus var. brachiatus (Poir.) NeesCyperus compressus var. capillaceus C.B.ClarkeCyperus compressus var. compositus J.Presl & C.PreslCyperus compressus var. floribundus E.G.CamusCyperus compressus var. laxus E.G.CamusCyperus compressus var. pectiniformis (Schult.) C.B.ClarkeCyperus compressus var. simplex J.Presl & C.PreslCyperus conglomeratus Willd.Cyperus dilutus f. decolorans Kük.Cyperus giraudyi Steud.Cyperus meyenii Nees & Arn.Cyperus myyenii Nees & Arn.Cyperus pectinatus Roxb.Cyperus pectiniformis Schult.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier304155-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful 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.