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
GenusRhynchospora
Scientific name with authorshipRhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calyptrostylis articulata (Roxb.) NeesCalyptrostylis asperula subsp. minor NeesCalyptrostylis asperula var. minor NeesCalyptrostylis divergens NeesCalyptrostylis fascicularis NeesCalyptrostylis florida (Rudge) NeesCalyptrostylis gaudichaudii NeesCalyptrostylis rudgei NeesCephaloschoenus articulatus (Roxb.) NeesCephaloschoenus divergens NeesChaetospora aurea KunthDichromena corymbosa (L.) J.F.Macbr.Rhynchospora articulata (Roxb.) Schult.Rhynchospora aurea VahlRhynchospora aurea f. florida (Rudge) Lindm.Rhynchospora aurea subsp. florida (Rudge) Lindm.Rhynchospora congruloca (L.) BrittonRhynchospora corymbifera NeesRhynchospora corymbosa f. angustirostris BarrosRhynchospora corymbosa f. chacoensis M.BarrosRhynchospora corymbosa subsp. angustirostris BarrosRhynchospora corymbosa subsp. asperula (Nees) Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa subsp. bonariensis BarrosRhynchospora corymbosa subsp. bonariensis Barros ex Cabrera & DawsonRhynchospora corymbosa subsp. chacoensis (Barros) SvensonRhynchospora corymbosa subsp. florida (Rudge) Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa subsp. grandispiculosa Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa subsp. minor (Nees) Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa subsp. singularis Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa var. angustirostris (Barros) Guagl.Rhynchospora corymbosa var. bonariensis Barros ex Cabrera & DawsonRhynchospora corymbosa var. chacoensis (M.Barros) SvensonRhynchospora corymbosa var. corymbosaRhynchospora corymbosa var. florida (Rudge) Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa var. grandispiculosa Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa var. minor (Nees) Kük.Rhynchospora corymbosa var. singularis Kük.Rhynchospora florida (Rudge) A.Dietr., 1833Rhynchospora florida (Rudge) Schult.Rhynchospora florida var. nigra Griseb.Rhynchospora macrocarpa BoeckelerRhynchospora puncticulata subsp. pleiocephala OstenRhynchospora puncticulata var. pleiocephala OstenRhynchospora schraderiana Steud.Rhynchospora sclerioides f. saxicola (F.Br.) Kük.Rhynchospora sclerioides f. stokesiiRhynchospora sclerioides var. stokesii (F.Br.) Kük.Rhynchospora spectabilis Hochst.Rhynchospora spectabilis Hochst. ex C.KraussRhynchospora stokesii F.Br.Rhynchospora stokesii f. saxicola F.Br.Rhynchospora stokesii f. stokesiiRhynchospora subulirostris Steud.Rhynchospora surinamensis (Rottb.) NeesRhynchospora surinamensis K.Schum.Schoenus articulatus Roxb.Schoenus corymbosus (L.) Pers.Schoenus floridus RudgeSchoenus surinamensis Rottb.Schoenus surinamensis Sol.Schoenus surinamensis Sol. ex G.Forst., 1786Scirpus bangalorensis B.HeyneScirpus bangalorensis B.Heyne ex Wall.Scirpus corymbosus L.Scleria surinamensis (Rottb.) Sw., 1788
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Social use
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 identifier220271-2
Use codesEU MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.