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Non-scientific name:

tiger nut

1 Accepted name(s) for "tiger nut":

Accepted name
Cyperus esculentus L.

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Cyperus esculentus Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Cyperus esculentus Linn. Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L. juice
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus esculentus L.

55 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "tiger nut":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
!han Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
!hanni Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bhadramusta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chichada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chichoda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chichodaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chimbwe-chimbwe Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chufa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chufa nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuffa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cicada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cicoda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
earth almond Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
edible galingale Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
geeluintjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
geeluitjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hab-ul-zillam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hoenderuintjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hoenderuitjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hub-ul-zalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hub-ul-zillam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indawo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
inqoba Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
insikane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kalimuttanna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaseru Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaseruka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshudramusta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
musta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
musthe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttanna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagaramustakah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela baadaami hullu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela badami hullu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelabaadami hullu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nut grass Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
okatjako Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
patrysuitjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pfende Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
rush nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rush or zulu nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rush-nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sedge Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
souchet comestible Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
souchet sultan Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
sugandhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukareshta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thunga masthe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiger-nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uintjie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
water grass Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yellow nut grass Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yellow nutsedge Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
zulu nut Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)