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 supina (L.) Lye
Indexed scientific synonyms
? polycoleus DeNot.Cyperus supinus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.KrauseHeleophylax supinus (L.) Schinz & Thell.Isolepis pentasticha BoeckelerIsolepis polycolea (DeNot.) Steud.Isolepis polycolea De Not.Isolepis similissima Steud., 1855Isolepis simillima Steud.Isolepis striolata NeesIsolepis striolata Nees ex BoeckelerIsolepis supina (L.) R.Br.Schoenoplectus supinus (L.) PallaSchoenoplectus supinus subsp. densicorrugatus (Tang & F.T.Wang) S.Yun Liang & S.R.ZhangSchoenoplectus supinus subsp. supinusScirpus adscendens Willd.Scirpus adscendens Willd. ex KunthScirpus guaraniticus PedersenScirpus halleri VitmanScirpus lateralis Forssk.Scirpus mucronatus Roxb.Scirpus natans BojerScirpus polycoleus (DeNot.) DeNot.Scirpus polycoleus De Not.Scirpus setaceus Lam., 1779Scirpus supinus L.Scirpus supinus var. densicorrugatus Tang & F.T.WangScirpus supinus var. glomeratus A.Terracc.Scirpus supinus var. minimus Boiss.Scirpus tristachyos Zoll.Scirpus tristachyos Zoll. ex Steud.
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 identifier60432233-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.