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 rotundus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) PallaCyperus agrestis Willd.Cyperus agrestis Willd. ex Spreng. & LinkCyperus badius subsp. inconspicuusCyperus badius var. inconspicuus (Nyman) NymanCyperus bicolor VahlCyperus bulbosostolonifer Miq.Cyperus bulbosostoloniferus Miq.Cyperus comosus Sm.Cyperus curvatus Llanos, 1851Cyperus elongatus SieberCyperus elongatus Sieber ex KunthCyperus fenzelianus K.Schum.Cyperus herbicavus MellissCyperus hexastachyos Rottb.Cyperus hexastachyus Rottb., 1773Cyperus hildra Poir.Cyperus hydra Michx.Cyperus inconspicuus GennariCyperus laevissimus Steud.Cyperus leptostachyus Griff.Cyperus longus BoeckelerCyperus maritimus BojerCyperus merkeri C.B.ClarkeCyperus micreilema Steud.Cyperus ochreoides Steud.Cyperus odoratus Osbeck, 1771Cyperus officinalis Nees ex Godr.Cyperus oliganthus Gand.Cyperus olivaris O.Targ.Tozz.Cyperus olivaris subsp. brevibracteatusCyperus olivaris var. brevibracteatus Le GrandCyperus olivaris var. brevibracteatus LegrandCyperus pallescens Boiss.Cyperus pallescens Poir.Cyperus patulus M.Bieb.Cyperus platystachys Cherm.Cyperus procerulus NeesCyperus proteinolepis BoeckelerCyperus pseudovariegatus BoeckelerCyperus purpureovariegatus BoeckelerCyperus radicosus Sm.Cyperus rotundus f. comosus (Sm.) Kük.Cyperus rotundus f. contractus Kük.Cyperus rotundus f. depallescens Ekman & Kük.Cyperus rotundus f. inconspicuus (Nyman) Kük.Cyperus rotundus f. latifolius Kük.Cyperus rotundus f. latimarginatus Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. acutus BoeckelerCyperus rotundus subsp. amaliae C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus subsp. brevibracteatus (Le Grand) M.LaínzCyperus rotundus subsp. carinalis Benth.Cyperus rotundus subsp. carinatus F.M.BaileyCyperus rotundus subsp. centiflorus C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus subsp. comosus (Sm.) K.Richt.Cyperus rotundus subsp. comosus (Sm.) Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. contractusCyperus rotundus subsp. depallescens Ekman & Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. divaricatus LyeCyperus rotundus subsp. elongatus BoeckelerCyperus rotundus subsp. hydra (Michx.) A.GrayCyperus rotundus subsp. inconspicuus (Nyman) K.Richt.Cyperus rotundus subsp. inconspicuus (Nyman) Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. latifolius Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. latimarginatus Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. macrostachyus Boiss.Cyperus rotundus subsp. major Parl.Cyperus rotundus subsp. merkeri (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. pallidus Benth.Cyperus rotundus subsp. pendulus NeesCyperus rotundus subsp. platystachys BojerCyperus rotundus subsp. platystachys Bojer ex C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus subsp. procerula C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus subsp. pseudotuberosus Cherm.Cyperus rotundus subsp. quimoyensis L.K.DaiCyperus rotundus subsp. rotundusCyperus rotundus subsp. salsolus C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus subsp. spadiceus BoeckelerCyperus rotundus subsp. subcapitatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. taylorii (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus rotundus subsp. tetrastachyosCyperus rotundus var. acutus BoeckelerCyperus rotundus var. amaliae C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus var. brevibracteatus (Le Grand) Husn.Cyperus rotundus var. carinalis Benth.Cyperus rotundus var. carinatus F.M.BaileyCyperus rotundus var. centiflorus C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus var. comosus (Sm.) NymanCyperus rotundus var. elongatus BoeckelerCyperus rotundus var. hydra (Michx.) A.GrayCyperus rotundus var. inconspicuus NymanCyperus rotundus var. macrostachyus Boiss.Cyperus rotundus var. major Parl.Cyperus rotundus var. platystachys BojerCyperus rotundus var. platystachys Bojer ex C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus var. procerula C.B.ClarkeCyperus rotundus var. pseudesculentus Kük.Cyperus rotundus var. quimoyensis L.K.DaiCyperus rotundus var. rotundusCyperus rotundus var. salsolus C.B.Clarke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier305797-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
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 AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.