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 latifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Massula latifolia (L.) DulacTypha ambigua SchurTypha ambigua Schur ex Rohrb.Typha angustifolia subsp. uechtritzii Kronf.Typha angustifolia var. elata (Boreau) NymanTypha angustifolia var. inaequalis Kronf.Typha angustifolia var. media Kronf.Typha angustifolia var. sonderi Kronf.Typha crassa Raf.Typha elata BoreauTypha elatior BoreauTypha elatior Raf.Typha elongata (Dudley) DudleyTypha elongata PauquyTypha engelmannii A.Br. ex Rohrb.Typha engelmannii A.BraunTypha intermedia SchurTypha latifolia f. ambigua (Sond.) Holmb.Typha latifolia f. didyma BrennerTypha latifolia f. divisa Louis-MarieTypha latifolia f. intermedia Lindstr.Typha latifolia f. latifoliaTypha latifolia subsp. eulatifolia Graebn.Typha latifolia var. ambigua Sond.Typha latifolia var. angustifolia Hausskn.Typha latifolia var. elata Kronf.Typha latifolia var. elatior Graebn.Typha latifolia var. elongata DudleyTypha latifolia var. gracilis Godr.Typha latifolia var. obconica TkachikTypha latifolia var. remotiuscula (Schur) Simonk.Typha latifolia var. typica Rothm.Typha major CurtisTypha media Bubani, 1902Typha media DC., 1827Typha media PolliniTypha palustris BubaniTypha pendula Fisch.Typha pendula Fisch. ex Sond.Typha remotiuscula SchurTypha spathulaefolia Kronf., 1887Typha spathulifolia Kronf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier836870-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.