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Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. dichotoma [Cyperaceae]

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Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl

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Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. depauperata (R.Br.) J.Kern

Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. glauca (Vahl) T.Koyama

Fimbristylis dichotoma var. ochotensis (Meinsh.) T.Koyama

Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. ophiticola (Britton) Zavaro

Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. podocarpa (Nees) T.Koyama

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
atanki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattukaruna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
negatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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Kew's taxonomic resources include 156 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

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Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 95 (1817).
Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 289 (1805).
Scirpus annuus All. Fl. Pedem. 2: 277 (1785).
Cyperus annuus Willd. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 233 (1837), not validly publ.
Ficinia ambigua Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 125 (1855).
Fimbristylis affinis Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey Voy.: 72 (1832), nom. illeg.
Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 491 (1901).
Fimbristylis ambigua Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 117 (1855).
Fimbristylis annua var. brizoides (Sm. ex Nees & Meyen) A.Gross & Brade Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 34: 58 (1932).
Fimbristylis annua f. brizoides (Sm. ex Nees & Meyen) Kük. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 196 (1926).
Fimbristylis annua var. diphylla (Retz.) Kük. in R.E.Fries, Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, Erg.: 5 (1921).
Fimbristylis annua f. explicata Kük. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 59: 48 (1924).
Fimbristylis annua var. gaimardioides Skottsb. Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 308 (1944).
Fimbristylis annua var. leptophylla Benth. Fl. Hongk.: 392 (1861).
Fimbristylis annua f. novae-britanniae (Boeckeler) Kük. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 59: 48 (1924).
Fimbristylis annua f. oblonga Kük. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 196 (1926).
Fimbristylis annua var. paucispiculata Blatt. & McCann J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 37: 544 (1934).
Fimbristylis annua var. pseudoferruginea Kük. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 59: 5 (1924).
Fimbristylis annua var. royeniana (Nees) Kük. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 59: 48 (1924).
Fimbristylis annua f. typica Kük. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 195 (1926), not validly publ.
Fimbristylis arenicola Wiggins Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 15 (1950).
Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schult.) Torr. Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 344 (1836).
Fimbristylis boiviniana Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 110 (1855).
Fimbristylis brachyphylla (Schult.) Schult. & Schult.f. Mant. 3: 530 (1827).
Fimbristylis brevifolia (Rottler) Wall. ex Schult. Mant. 2: 54 (1824), nom. illeg.
Fimbristylis brizoides Sm. ex Nees & Meyen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74 (1842).
Fimbristylis brizoides var. humboldtiana Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74 (1842).
Fimbristylis brizoides var. pallens Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 75 (1842).
Fimbristylis brizoides var. tenuifolia Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 75 (1842).
Fimbristylis calocarpa Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 117 (1855).
Fimbristylis candelabrum Link Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 80 (1820).
Fimbristylis carinata Nees Linnaea 9: 290 (1834), not validly publ.
Fimbristylis caripensis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 112 (1855).
Fimbristylis circinnata Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116 (1855).
Fimbristylis communis Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 234 (1837).
Fimbristylis confinis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 115 (1855).
Fimbristylis curvifolia (Schrad.) Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116 (1855).
Fimbristylis darlingtoniana Pennell Bartonia 15: 30 (1933).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. annua (All.) T.Koyama J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 8: 111 (1961).
Fimbristylis dichotoma f. annua (All.) Ohwi Mem. Coll. Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Ser. B, Biol. 18(1): 81 (1944).
Fimbristylis dichotoma f. cincta (Ohwi) T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 93 (1988).
Fimbristylis dichotoma f. diphylla (Retz.) Ohwi J. Jap. Bot. 18: 135 (1942).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. floribunda (Miq.) T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 90 (1988).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. glaberrima Boeckeler Linnaea 37: 13 (1871).
Fimbristylis dichotoma f. gracillima T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 92 (1988).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. laxa (Vahl) Napper Kew Bull. 25: 436 (1971).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. nilagirica (C.B.Clarke) Karthik. in S.Karthikeyan & al., Fl. Ind. Enum. - Monocot.: 51 (1989).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. paucispiculata (Blatt. & McCann) Panigrahi Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 111 (1969 publ. 1971).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. poladpurensis D.P.Chavan J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 30: 721 (2006).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. satpudensis T.A.Khan & Chaudhari J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 348 (2009).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. tashiroana (Ohwi) Ohwi J. Jap. Bot. 14: 578 (1938).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. tentsuki T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 91 (1988).
Fimbristylis dichotoma f. tentsuki T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 91 (1988).
Fimbristylis dichotoma var. tikushiensis (Hayata) T.Koyama J. Jap. Bot. 63: 91 (1988).
Fimbristylis diffusula Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116 (1855).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. annua (All.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 637 (1893).
Fimbristylis diphylla f. coarctata Domin Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 457 (1915).
Fimbristylis diphylla subsp. diffusa D.B.Ward Castanea 33: 127 (1968).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. floribunda Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 144 (1865).
Fimbristylis diphylla f. glabra Domin Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 457 (1915).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. gracilis (R.Br.) Benth. Fl. Austral. 7: 312 (1878).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. laxa E.G.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 104 (1912).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. nilagirica C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 637 (1893).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. paucispiculata Cherm. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 418 (1921).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. polystachya Domin Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 457 (1915).
Fimbristylis diphylla f. royeniana (Nees) C.B.Clarke Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1017 (1903).
Fimbristylis diphylla f. subpubescens Domin Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 457 (1915).
Fimbristylis dregeana Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 232 (1837).
Fimbristylis eggersii Boeckeler Beitr. Cyper. 2: 17 (1890).
Fimbristylis elongata R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 228 (1810).
Fimbristylis foliosa Link Hort. Berol. 1: 288 (1827).
Fimbristylis fuscata Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 112 (1855).
Fimbristylis fuscescens (Link) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 610 (1840).
Fimbristylis germainii E.G.Camus Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 246 (1910).
Fimbristylis goeringiana Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 118 (1855).
Fimbristylis gracilis R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 227 (1810).
Fimbristylis heynei Boeckeler Flora 43: 244 (1860).
Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 286 (1805).
Fimbristylis hoffmanseggii F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 36 (1935).
Fimbristylis holwayana Fernald Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 492 (1901).
Fimbristylis hookeri Endl. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1(160): 675 (1836).
Fimbristylis humboldtii J.Presl & C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190 (1828).
Fimbristylis juncifolia J.Presl & C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190 (1828).
Fimbristylis laxa Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 292 (1805).
Fimbristylis luzuliformis Domin Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 457 (1915).
Fimbristylis mauritiana Nees ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 235 (1837).
Fimbristylis metzii Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 117 (1855).
Fimbristylis mezostachya Link Hort. Berol. 1: 290 (1827).
Fimbristylis nitidula Schult. Mant. 2: 81 (1824).
Fimbristylis novae-britanniae Boeckeler Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 93 (1883).
Fimbristylis obtusifolia Nees ex C.Presl Isis (Oken) 21: 268 (1828).
Fimbristylis ovalis Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 98 (1834).
Fimbristylis pallescens Link Hort. Berol. 1: 291 (1827).
Fimbristylis parviflora R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 227 (1810).
Fimbristylis philippica Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116 (1855).
Fimbristylis pohliana Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 119 (1855).
Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1869: 141 (1869).
Fimbristylis pubescens Link Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 80 (1820).
Fimbristylis pubigera (Schrad.) Link Hort. Berol. 1: 289 (1827).
Fimbristylis ramosii Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 50: 110 (1943).
Fimbristylis royeniana Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 99 (1834).
Fimbristylis scherardii Bubani Dodecanthea: 30 (1850).
Fimbristylis sechellensis Baker Fl. Mauritius: 418 (1877).
Fimbristylis serrulata Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 285 (1805).
Fimbristylis similis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 112 (1855).
Fimbristylis sororia Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 246 (1837).
Fimbristylis squamulosa Hochst. ex Boeckeler Linnaea 37: 15 (1871).
Fimbristylis striata Labill. Sert. Austro-Caledon.: t. 16, f. 2 (1824).
Fimbristylis stricta R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 228 (1810).
Fimbristylis tashiroana Ohwi Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 377 (1931).
Fimbristylis tashiroana var. cincta Ohwi Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 377 (1931).
Fimbristylis tikushiensis Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 113 (1916).
Fimbristylis trifurca Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74 (1842).
Fimbristylis variabilis R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 228 (1810).
Fimbristylis verrucosa J.Presl & C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190 (1828).
Fimbristylis verrucosa var. glabrescens J.Presl & C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190 (1828).
Fimbristylis verrucosa var. hirsuta J.Presl & C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190 (1828).
Fimbristylis villosa (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 98 (1817).
Fimbristylis villosissima Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 119 (1855).
Iria polymorpha (Boeckeler) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 752 (1891).
Iria polymorpha var. normalis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 752 (1891), not validly publ.
Iria spirostachya Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 753 (1891).
Iria stricta (R.Br.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 753 (1891).
Isolepis brachyphylla Schult. Mant. 2: 64 (1824).
Isolepis curvifolia Schrad. in J.A.Schultes, Mant. 2: 70 (1824).
Isolepis elliottii (Spreng.) A.Dietr. Sp. Pl. ed. 6, 2: 131 (1833).
Isolepis pallescens (Link) A.Dietr. Sp. Pl. ed. 6, 2: 121 (1833).
Isolepis pubigera Schrad. Hort. Gott. 1: ? (1809).
Isolepis varia Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 75 (1842).
Scirpus arvensis Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 224 (1820).
Scirpus baldwinianus Schult. Mant. 2: 85 (1824).
Scirpus brevifolius Rottler Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 190 (1803).
Scirpus brevifolius Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 229 (1820), nom. illeg.
Scirpus candelabrum Willd. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 232 (1837), not validly publ.
Scirpus diphyllus Retz. Observ. Bot. 5: 15 (1788).
Scirpus elliottii Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 28 (1827).
Scirpus elongatus (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 99 (1817), not validly publ.
Scirpus fimbriatus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 779 (1805).
Scirpus fuscescens Link Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 81 (1820).
Scirpus glomeratus Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 244 (1820), nom. illeg.
Scirpus hirtellus Vahl Eclog. Amer. 3: 1 (1807).
Scirpus laxus (Vahl) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 101 (1817).
Scirpus miliaceus Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 231 (1820), nom. illeg.
Scirpus niloticus J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 126 (1791).
Scirpus nitidulus Willd. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 232 (1837).
Scirpus pallescens Willd. ex Link Hort. Berol. 1: 292 (1827).
Scirpus parviflorus (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 99 (1817), not validly publ.
Scirpus pubescens Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 68 (1805), nom. illeg.
Scirpus pubiger Bernh. ex Link Hort. Berol. 1: 289 (1827).
Scirpus serrulatus (Vahl) Vahl Eclog. Amer. 3: 1 (1807).
Scirpus strictus (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 99 (1817), not validly publ.
Scirpus sulcatus Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 56 (1816), nom. illeg.
Scirpus tomentosus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 101 (1817).
Scirpus variabilis (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 99 (1817), not validly publ.
Scirpus villosus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 780 (1805).
Trichelostylis curvifolia (Schrad.) Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 105 (1834).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Fimbristylis annua	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Fimbristylis annua R.& S.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Fimbristylis diphylla	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Scirpus annuus All.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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