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
GenusFuirena
Scientific name with authorshipFuirena umbellata Rottb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Fuirena appendiculata PeterFuirena brachylepis PeterFuirena brasiliensis PallaFuirena brasiliensis RaddiFuirena canescens VahlFuirena capitata Willd.Fuirena capitata Willd. ex KunthFuirena complotricha C.WrightFuirena glomerata Lam.Fuirena glomerata Rottb.Fuirena guianensis KlotzschFuirena haemaglottis Steud.Fuirena hildebrandtii BoeckelerFuirena mahouxii Cherm.Fuirena mauritiana NeesFuirena mauritiana Nees ex KunthFuirena mauritiana subsp. angustifolia KunthFuirena mauritiana var. angustifolia KunthFuirena multiflora PeterFuirena paniculata L.f.Fuirena pentagona Schumach.Fuirena pentagona Wight & Arn. ex NeesFuirena philippinensis Gand.Fuirena quinguangularis Hassk.Fuirena rivularis NeesFuirena seriata C.B.ClarkeFuirena tereticulmis J.Presl & C.PreslFuirena thouarsiana KunthFuirena umbellata subsp. americana H.Pfeiff.Fuirena umbellata subsp. pilosa DominFuirena umbellata subsp. typica DominFuirena umbellata subsp. unguiculata Kük.Fuirena umbellata var. americana H.Pfeiff.Fuirena umbellata var. capitata (Kunth) BakerFuirena umbellata var. pilosa DominFuirena umbellata var. typica DominFuirena umbellata var. unguiculata Kük.Scirpus fuirena T.KoyamaScirpus rivularis D.Don.Scirpus rivularis D.Don. ex NeesScirpus umbellatus (Rottb.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier308552-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.