Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusFimbristylis
Scientific name with authorshipFimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyperus amentaceus RudgeCyperus anceps Steud.Cyperus complanatus (Retz.) Willd.Fimbristylis amblyphylla Steud.Fimbristylis anceps Steud.Fimbristylis autumnalis f. hemisphaerica Kük.Fimbristylis autumnalis subsp. complanata (Retz.) Kük.Fimbristylis autumnalis var. complanata (Retz.) BarrosFimbristylis autumnalis var. complanata (Retz.) Kük.Fimbristylis bequaertii De Wild.Fimbristylis bequaertii DeWild.Fimbristylis boeckeleri Steud.Fimbristylis complanata f. exaltata T.KoyamaFimbristylis complanata subsp. complanataFimbristylis complanata subsp. exaltata T.KoyamaFimbristylis complanata subsp. keniaeensis (Kük.) LyeFimbristylis complanata subsp. macrocarya DominFimbristylis complanata subsp. subaphylla (Boeck.) LyeFimbristylis complanata var. complanataFimbristylis complanata var. exaltata (T.Koyama) Y.C.TangFimbristylis complanata var. exaltata (T.Koyama) Y.C.Tang ex S.R.Zhang & T.KoyamaFimbristylis complanata var. keniaeensis (Kük.) LyeFimbristylis complanata var. macrocarya DominFimbristylis conferta A.Rich.Fimbristylis cylindrostachya Steud.Fimbristylis exaltata (T.Koyama) Y.F.DengFimbristylis keniaeensis Kük.Fimbristylis kielmaieri Steud.Fimbristylis obscura FernaldFimbristylis rudgeana (Nees) Steud.Fimbristylis scabra (Nees) KunthIsolepis anceps A.Dietr.Isolepis complanata (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.Isolepis willdenowii Roem. & Schult.Scirpus amentaceus (Rudge) Griseb.Scirpus anceps Willd.Scirpus complanatus Retz.Scirpus kielmeyeri G.W.Schimp.Scirpus kielmeyeri G.W.Schimp. ex Steud.Trichelostylis complanata (Retz.) NeesTrichelostylis kielmeyeri NeesTrichelostylis kielmeyeri Nees ex BoeckelerTrichelostylis rudgeana NeesTrichelostylis scabra Nees
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 identifier1111946-2
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany Collection
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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.