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 distans L.f.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyperus densiflorus Hemsl.Cyperus distans f. capillarioides Kük.Cyperus distans f. pachyanthos Kük.Cyperus distans f. pallidior Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. capillarioides Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. crassispiculosus R.Gross & Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. densiflorus Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. longibracteatus (Cherm.) LyeCyperus distans subsp. major ThwaitesCyperus distans subsp. mucronatus BerhautCyperus distans subsp. niger C.B.ClarkeCyperus distans subsp. pachyanthos Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. pallidior Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. pseudonutans Kük.Cyperus distans subsp. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) LyeCyperus distans var. crassispiculosus R.Gross & Kük.Cyperus distans var. densiflorus Kük.Cyperus distans var. mucronatus BerhautCyperus distans var. niger C.B.ClarkeCyperus distans var. pseudonutans Kük.Cyperus distans var. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) LyeCyperus elatus C.Presl, 1828Cyperus elatus Rottb.Cyperus graminicola Steud.Cyperus keniensis Kük.Cyperus kurrii Steud.Cyperus laxus VahlCyperus longibracteatus (Cherm.) Kük.Cyperus longibracteatus subsp. nigerCyperus longibracteatus subsp. rubrotinctusCyperus longibracteatus subsp. subdistansCyperus longibracteatus var. niger (C.B.Clarke) LyeCyperus longibracteatus var. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Kük.Cyperus longibracteatus var. subdistans Kük.Cyperus nutans SieberCyperus nutans Sieber ex C.PreslCyperus psilostachys Steud.Cyperus purpureovaginatus BoeckelerCyperus rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Kük.Cyperus schraderianus Mart.Cyperus schraderianus Mart. ex Steud.Cyperus squamulatus Steud.Mariscus bojeri C.B.ClarkeMariscus keniensis (Kük.) S.S.HooperMariscus longibracteatus Cherm.Mariscus longibracteatus subsp. keniensisMariscus longibracteatus var. keniensis (Kük.) MaquetMariscus rubrotinctus Cherm.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier301880-2
Use codesAF HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.