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
FamilyTyphaceae
GenusTypha
Scientific name with authorshipTypha domingensis Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Typha abyssinica Rchb.f.Typha abyssinica Rchb.f. ex Rohrb.Typha aequalis Schnizl.Typha aethiopica Kronf.Typha americana Rich.Typha americana Rich. ex Rohrb.Typha angustata Bory & Chaub.Typha angustata Bory & Chaub.f. ex RohrbTypha angustata subsp. aethiopica (Rohrb.) Kronf.Typha angustata var. aethiopica Rohrb.Typha angustata var. gracilis NymanTypha angustata var. leptocarpa Rohrb.Typha angustifolia subsp. angustata (Bory & Chaub.) Briq.Typha angustifolia subsp. australis (Schumach.) Kronf.Typha angustifolia subsp. domingensis (Pers.) Rohrb.Typha angustifolia subsp. javanica (Schnizl. ex Rohrb.) Graebn.Typha angustifolia var. angustata (Bory & Chaub.) Jord.Typha angustifolia var. australis (Schumach.) Rohrb.Typha angustifolia var. brownii (Kunth) Kronf.Typha angustifolia var. domingensis (Pers.) Griseb.Typha angustifolia var. domingensis (Pers.) Hemsl.Typha angustifolia var. saulseana LegrandTypha angustifolia var. tenuispicata DebeauxTypha angustifolia var. virginica Tidestr.Typha australis Schumach.Typha basedowii Graebn.Typha bracteata GreeneTypha brownii KunthTypha damiattica Ehrenb.Typha damiattica Ehrenb. ex Rohrb.Typha domingensis f. strimonii Cheshm. & Delip.Typha domingensis subsp. australis (Schumach.) F.M.VázquezTypha domingensis var. angustata (Bory & Chaub.) GèzeTypha domingensis var. australis (Schumach.) GèzeTypha domingensis var. eudomingensis GèzeTypha domingensis var. javanica (Schnizl. ex Rohrb.) GèzeTypha domingensis var. sachetiae FosbergTypha domingensis var. truxillensis Pers.Typha ehrenbergii SchurTypha ehrenbergii Schur ex Rohrb.Typha essequeboensis G.Mey.Typha essequeboensis G.Mey. ex Rohrb.Typha gigantea SchurTypha gigantea Schur ex KunthTypha gracilis SchurTypha javanica Schnizl.Typha javanica Schnizl. ex Rohrb.Typha latifolia subsp. domingensis Pers.Typha macranthelia Webb & Berthel.Typha maxima SchurTypha maxima Schur ex Rohrb.Typha media Bory & Chaub.Typha salgirica KrasnovaTypha spiralis Raf.Typha tenuifolia KunthTypha truxillensis Kunth
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier836837-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.