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 haspan L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyperus adenophorus Schrad.Cyperus adenophorus Schrad. ex NeesCyperus adenophorus subsp. aphyllus Boeck.Cyperus adenophorus var. aphyllus BoeckelerCyperus americanus (Boeckeler) PallaCyperus aphyllus VahlCyperus autumnalis VahlCyperus caespitosus LlanosCyperus cayennensis LinkCyperus efoliatus BoeckelerCyperus gracilis Muhl.Cyperus gramineus Roem. & Schult.Cyperus graminifolius Poir.Cyperus halpan Haine & LyeCyperus haspan f. coarctatus (Nees) OstenCyperus haspan f. major C.B.ClarkeCyperus haspan subsp. adenophorus (Schrad. ex Nees) Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. americanus Boeck.Cyperus haspan subsp. amplissimus Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. bulboides Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. coarctatus NeesCyperus haspan subsp. dietrichiae DominCyperus haspan subsp. firmicaulis Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. flaccidissimus Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. haspanCyperus haspan subsp. junciformis Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides (Lam.) Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. major C.B.ClarkeCyperus haspan subsp. riparius Kük.Cyperus haspan subsp. tuberiferus T.KoyamaCyperus haspan var. adenophorus (Schrad. ex Nees) Kük.Cyperus haspan var. americanus BoeckelerCyperus haspan var. amplissimus Kük.Cyperus haspan var. bulboides Kük.Cyperus haspan var. coarctatus NeesCyperus haspan var. dietrichiae DominCyperus haspan var. firmicaulis Kük.Cyperus haspan var. flaccidissimus Kük.Cyperus haspan var. haspanCyperus haspan var. mincrohaspan MakinoCyperus haspan var. riparius Kük.Cyperus haspan var. tuberifer T.KoyamaCyperus haspan var. tuberiferus T.KoyamaCyperus haspana var. coarctatus NeesCyperus hyemalis PurshCyperus hyemalis Pursh ex C.B.ClarkeCyperus junceus LinkCyperus juncoides Lam.Cyperus laticulmis Spreng.Cyperus leptos Schult.Cyperus microcarpus BoeckelerCyperus muehlenbergii Spreng.Cyperus nudus KunthCyperus nudus subsp. firmior C.PreslCyperus nudus subsp. flaccidior C.PreslCyperus nudus var. firmior J.Presl & C.PreslCyperus nudus var. flaccidior J.Presl & C.PreslCyperus pedatus NeesCyperus phaeorhizus K.Schum.Cyperus phaeorhizus subsp. princeaeCyperus phaeorhizus var. princeae (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus planiculmis Steud.Cyperus platyculmis R.Br.Cyperus princeae C.B.ClarkeCyperus riparius Schrad.Cyperus riparius Schrad. ex NeesCyperus stellatus LinkCyperus triqueter BoeckelerCyperus tunicatus Schult.Cyperus vaginatus LinkRhynchospora glauca subsp. juncea (Willd. ex Link) Cherm.Scirpus autumnalis Rottb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier304701-1
Use codesAF EU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.