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
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSasa
Scientific name with authorshipSasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino & Shibata
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundarbor kurilensis (Rupr.) KuntzeArundinaria kurilensis Rupr.Arundinaria sasakiana var. viridis NakaiArundinaria yasaburoana Koidz.Bambusa kurilensis (Rupr.) Hack.Bambusa kurilensis (Rupr.) MiyabeNipponobambusa koidzumae (Makino ex Koidz.) MuroiNipponobambusa koidzumii (Makino ex Koidz.) MuroiPseudosasa kurilensis (Rupr.) MakinoPseudosasa uchidae (Makino) MakinoSasa akagiensis Koidz.Sasa akitensis NakaiSasa arakiyeitiana Koidz.Sasa blepharodes Koidz.Sasa buddhistica Koidz.Sasa capillaris NakaiSasa coreana NakaiSasa hayachinecola MakinoSasa hayachinecola Makino ex Koidz.Sasa hirta (Koidz.) TzvelevSasa intercedens Koidz.Sasa kariwaensis Koidz.Sasa kasimontana NakaiSasa kassizanensis Koidz.Sasa koidzumae MakinoSasa koidzumae Makino ex Koidz.Sasa koidzumii MakinoSasa koidzumii Makino ex Koidz.Sasa kurilensis f. albostriata MuroiSasa kurilensis f. aureostriata MuroiSasa kurilensis f. chabokonshima Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. chabomakiba H.Okamura & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. chaboshimofuri Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. elliptica MuroiSasa kurilensis f. kiakebono Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. kikanshiroakebono Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. kimmei H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. konshima H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. kurilensisSasa kurilensis f. maculosa Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. makibo H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. marmorea (Koidz.) Sad.SuzukiSasa kurilensis f. notizae Muroi & H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. notizaekifu H.Okamura & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. pseudokurilensis (Nakai) Sad.SuzukiSasa kurilensis f. shimashimafuri Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. shirafu Muroi & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. shiro-akebono Muroi & H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. simofuri H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. takara H.Okamura & Yu.TanakaSasa kurilensis f. tricolor Muroi & H.OkamuraSasa kurilensis f. uchidae (Makino) Sad.SuzukiSasa kurilensis f. uchidai (Makino) S.SuzukiSasa kurilensis f. yezo-alpina Tatew.Sasa kurilensis var. hirta (Koidz.) Sad.SuzukiSasa kurilensis var. kurilensisSasa kurilensis var. marmorea Koidz.Sasa kurilensis var. nebulosa Koidz.Sasa kurilensis var. pilosa Tatew.Sasa kurilensis var. uchidae (Makino) MakinoSasa kurilensis var. yezoensis K.UedaSasa laevissima Koidz.Sasa megalophylla f. pankensis (Nakai) Sad.SuzukiSasa megalophylla var. ohdana (Koidz.) Sad.SuzukiSasa michinokuana Koidz.Sasa notoensis NakaiSasa ohdana Koidz.Sasa okuyezoensis Koidz.Sasa pankensis NakaiSasa pseudocernua var. hirta Koidz.Sasa pseudokurilensis NakaiSasa pseudonana NakaiSasa ramosissima Koidz.Sasa sacrariocola Koidz.Sasa septentrionalis var. pankensis (Nakai) Sad.SuzukiSasa spiculosa var. hirta (Koidz.) TzvelevSasa sugawarae NakaiSasa sylvatica Tatew.Sasa uchidae MakinoSasa vulcanica Koidz.Sasa yasokichii Tatew. & TomookaSasa yezo-alpina NakaiSasaella yasaburoana Koidz.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier420334-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.