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
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSasamorpha
Scientific name with authorshipSasamorpha borealis (Hack.) Nakai
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundinaria borealis (Hack.) MakinoArundinaria kurilensis var. spiculosa J.A.SchmidtArundinaria munsuensis Y.N.LeeArundinaria purpurascens Hack.Bambusa borealis Hack.Bambusa purpurascens (Hack.) MakinoNeosasamorpha tobaeana (Makino & Uchida) Tatew.Pseudosasa purpurascens (Hack.) MakinoPseudosasa spiculosa (J.A.Schmidt) MakinoPseudosasa spiculosa f. angustior MakinoPseudosasa spiculosa var. subpubescens (Makino & Uchida) Makino & NemotoSasa amabilis Makino & NakaiSasa borealis (Hack.) Makino & ShibataSasa borealis subsp. viridescens (Nakai) DemolySasa borealis var. viridescens (Nakai) Yonek.Sasa chiisanensis (Nakai) Y.N.LeeSasa morotonensis Koidz.Sasa purpurascens (Hack.) E.G.CamusSasa purpurascens var. borealis (Hack.) OhwiSasa spiculosa (J.A.Schmidt) MakinoSasa spiculosa f. angustior MakinoSasa spiculosa var. subpubescens Makino & UchidaSasa tobaeana Makino & UchidaSasa tobaeana var. pilosa Makino & UchidaSasamorpha amabilis NakaiSasamorpha borealis var. amabilis (Nakai) HiyamaSasamorpha borealis var. angustior (Makino) Sad.SuzukiSasamorpha borealis var. chiisanensis (Nakai) I.C.ChungSasamorpha borealis var. pilosa (Makino & Uchida) Sad.SuzukiSasamorpha borealis var. purpurascens (Hack.) HiyamaSasamorpha borealis var. viridescens (Nakai) Sad.SuzukiSasamorpha chiisanensis NakaiSasamorpha gracilis NakaiSasamorpha mollis NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens (Hack.) NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens f. macrochaeta NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens f. psilostachys (Nakai) Tatew.Sasamorpha purpurascens f. subpubescens (Makino & Uchida) NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens var. angustior (Makino) NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens var. borealis (Hack.) NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens var. hidakana Tatew. & B.Yoshim.Sasamorpha purpurascens var. macrochaeta (Nakai) NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens var. psilostachys NakaiSasamorpha purpurascens var. viridescens NakaiSasamorpha sikokiana Koidz.Sasamorpha tobaeana (Makino & Uchida) UchidaSasamorpha tobaeana (Makino & Uchida) Uchida ex Koidz.Sasamorpha tobaeana var. pilosa (Makino & Uchida) Koidz.
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 identifier420715-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.