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 tenuis Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyperus breviradiatus Liebm.Cyperus camphoratus var. breviradiatus (Liebm.) Kük.Cyperus caracasanus KunthCyperus disciger Liebm.Cyperus discigerus Liebm.Cyperus dussianus DussCyperus dussii BoeckelerCyperus eurystachys Ridl.Cyperus flabelliformis (Kunth) Spreng.Cyperus flexibilis MauryCyperus hartii BoeckelerCyperus platystachyus Griseb.Cyperus sertularinus var. discigerus (Liebm.) Kük.Cyperus sertularius var. discigerus (Liebm.) Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. aximensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. brevior Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. eurystachys (Ridl.) Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. fulvescens Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. grandiceps Kük.Cyperus tenuis var. luridus (T.Durand & De Wild.) Kük.Mariscus aximensis C.B.ClarkeMariscus dicigerus (Liebm.) T.KoyamaMariscus discigerus (Liebm.) T.KoyamaMariscus eurystachys (Ridl.) C.B.ClarkeMariscus flabelliformis KunthMariscus flabelliformis var. aximensis (C.B.Clarke) S.S.HooperMariscus luridus T.Durand & De Wild.Mariscus tenuis (Sw.) NelmesMariscus tenuis var. fulvescens (Kük.) Nelmes
Documented use categories
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 identifier75178-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.