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
GenusMachaerina
Scientific name with authorshipMachaerina rubiginosa (Biehler) T.Koyama
Indexed scientific synonyms
Baumea brownii BoeckelerBaumea crassa ThwaitesBaumea riparia (Nees) BoeckelerBaumea rubiginosa (Biehler) BoeckelerChapelliera glomerata (R.Br.) NeesChapelliera riparia NeesCladium arthrophyllum var. riparium (Nees) Kük.Cladium brevistigma Nakai ex TuyamaCladium crassum (Thwaites) Kük.Cladium dubium Spreng.Cladium glomeratum R.Br.Cladium glomeratum f. major Kük.Cladium glomeratum f. major Kük. ex CarseCladium glomeratum var. subseptatum Benth.Cladium nipponense OhwiCladium riparium (Nees) Benth.Cladium riparium var. crassum (Thwaites) C.B.ClarkeCladium rubiginosum (Biehler) DominCladium rubiginosum var. subriparium Kük.Cladium rubiginosum var. subseptatum (Benth.) DominFuirena rubiginosa BiehlerFuirena rubiginosa Spreng.Gahnia glomerata (R.Br.) F.Muell.Machaerina brevistigma (Nakai ex Tuyama) T.KoyamaMachaerina crassa (Thwaites) T.KoyamaMachaerina nipponense (Ohwi) Ohwi & T.KoyamaMachaerina riparia (Nees) T.KoyamaMachaerina rubiginosa subsp. crassa (Thwaites) T.KoyamaMachaerina rubiginosa var. nipponensis (Ohwi) T.KoyamaMariscus crassus (Thwaites) KuntzeMariscus glomeratus (R.Br.) KuntzeMariscus riparius (Nees) KuntzeMariscus riparius var. crassus (Thwaites) FernaldMelancranis rubiginosa (Biehler) Spreng.Schoenus rubiginosus Sol.Schoenus rubiginosus Sol. ex G.Forst.
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 identifier310411-1
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUseful Plants of New Guinea
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