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 laxmannii Lepech.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Typha angustifolia var. minor L.Typha angustissima Griff. ex Rohrb.Typha balansae Reut.Typha balansae Reut. ex Rohrb.Typha bungeana C.PreslTypha caucasica Lehm.Typha caucasica Lehm. ex Rohrb.Typha elliptica C.C.Gmel.Typha juncea StevenTypha juncea Steven ex Rohrb.Typha juncifolia MontandonTypha juncifolia Čelak.Typha latifolia subsp. laxmanii (Lepech.) DouinTypha laxmannii var. bungei KrasnovaTypha laxmannii var. mongolica Kronf.Typha laxmannii var. planifolia Kronf.Typha laxmannii var. turczaninovii KrasnovaTypha martinii Aitch.Typha media BarbieriTypha media Barbieri ex Rohrb.Typha minima Hoffm.Typha minima f. nana (Avé-Lall.) BolzonTypha minima subsp. laxmannii (Lepech.) NymanTypha minima var. nana (Avé-Lall.) NymanTypha minor (L.) Sm.Typha minuta SchrenkTypha minuta Schrenk ex Rohrb.Typha nana Avé-Lall.Typha poitiaei Poit.Typha poitiaei Poit. ex Rohrb.Typha stenophylla Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Typha veresczaginii Krylov & Schischk.Typha zerovii Klokov f. & Krasnova
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 identifier836872-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.