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
GenusSchoenoplectiella
Scientific name with authorshipSchoenoplectiella mucronata (L.) J.Jung & H.K.Choi
Indexed scientific synonyms
Heleophylax mucronatus (L.) Schinz & Thell.Hymenochaeta preslii (A.Dietr.) NakaiIsolepis mucronata (L.) Fourr.Schoenoplectiella mucronata f. brevisetacea (Horiuchi) HoriuchiSchoenoplectiella mucronata var. ishizawae (Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo) Hayas.Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. ishizawii (Kohno et al.) Hayas.Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. tatarana (Honda) YashiroSchoenoplectus javanus (Nees) PallaSchoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) PallaSchoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla ex A.Kern.Schoenoplectus mucronatus f. brevisetaceus HoriuchiSchoenoplectus mucronatus f. hosoiri Hayas. & H.OhashiSchoenoplectus mucronatus subsp. mucronatusSchoenoplectus mucronatus var. ishizawae Kohno, Iokawa & DaigoboSchoenoplectus mucronatus var. tataranus (Honda) Kohno, Iokawa & DaigoboScirpus abactus OhwiScirpus acutus J.Presl & C.PreslScirpus cognatus HanceScirpus glomeratus Scop.Scirpus javanus NeesScirpus mauritanicus Steud.Scirpus mucronatus L.Scirpus mucronatus var. abactus (Ohwi) OhwiScirpus mucronatus var. subleiocarpus Franch. & Sav.Scirpus mucronatus var. tataranus HondaScirpus muticus D.DonScirpus mysurensis B.HeyneScirpus mysurensis B.Heyne ex Wall.Scirpus preslii A.Dietr.Scirpus sundanus Miq.Scirpus triangulatus var. trialatus Tang & F.T.WangScirpus triangulatus var. tripteris Tang & F.T.WangScirpus tricarinatus Pers.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier77106233-1
Use codesAF HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.