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
GenusEleocharis
Scientific name with authorshipEleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bulbostylis capitata (L.) StevenBulbostylis geniculatus (L.) StevenChlorocharis capitata (L.) RikliChlorocharis geniculata (L.) RikliCyperus capitatus (L.) Burm.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Eleocharis brizantha Steud.Eleocharis capitata (L.) Farw.Eleocharis capitata (L.) R.Br.Eleocharis capitata subsp. dispar (E.J.Hill) FernaldEleocharis capitata subsp. typica SvensonEleocharis capitata var. dispar (E.J.Hill) FernaldEleocharis capitata var. typica SvensonEleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F.BlakeEleocharis caribaea subsp. achlamydea Zavaro & PabónEleocharis caribaea subsp. dispar (E.J.Hill) S.F.BlakeEleocharis caribaea var. achlamydea Zavaro & PabónEleocharis caribaea var. dispar (E.J.Hill) S.F.BlakeEleocharis caribaea var. stokesii F.Br.Eleocharis densisquamata Steud.Eleocharis dispar E.J.HillEleocharis geniculata (L.) Zavaro & Pabón, 1998Eleocharis geniculata f. brunnea S.González & ReznicekEleocharis geniculata f. geniculataEleocharis geniculata subsp. brunnea S.González & ReznicekEleocharis geniculata subsp. minor (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Eleocharis geniculata var. minor (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Eleocharis kirkii C.B.ClarkeEleocharis melanosperma Steud.Eleocharis mexicana Peyr.Eleocharis riparia NeesEleocharis riparia Nees ex Spreng.Eleocharis setacea R.Br.Eleocharis singularis Steud.Eleocharis sintenisii BoeckelerEleocharis valida BoeckelerEleogenus capitatus (L.) NeesEleogenus capitatus (L.) Nees ex Mart.Eleogenus capitatus subsp. intermedius NeesEleogenus capitatus subsp. major NeesEleogenus capitatus subsp. minor NeesEleogenus capitatus subsp. recurvus NeesEleogenus capitatus var. intermedius NeesEleogenus capitatus var. major NeesEleogenus capitatus var. minor NeesEleogenus capitatus var. recurvus NeesHeleocharis mexicana PallaHeleocharis sintenisii BoeckLimnochloa constricta (Schrad. ex Kunth) NeesLimnochloa densa Liebm.Limnochloa geniculata (L.) NeesMegadenus capitatus (L.) Raf.Scirpus atrofactus Steud.Scirpus brownii Spreng.Scirpus capitatus L.Scirpus caribaeus Rottb.Scirpus constrictus (Nees) Griseb.Scirpus constrictus Schrad.Scirpus constrictus Schrad. ex KunthScirpus depressus Vell.Scirpus geniculatus L.Scirpus geniculatus subsp. minor VahlScirpus geniculatus var. minor VahlScirpus interstinctus Poepp.Scirpus interstinctus Poepp. ex C.PreslScirpus repens Willd.Scirpus repens Willd. ex Schult.Scirpus setaceus (R.Br.) Poir., 1817Scirpus validus (Boeckeler) KuntzeTrichophyllum capitatum (L.) House
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 identifier1029981-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.