Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAeluropus
Scientific name with authorshipAeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aeluropus bombycinus Fig. & De Not.Aeluropus brevifolius (Willd.) Nees ex Steud.Aeluropus brevifolius NeesAeluropus brevifolius Nees ex Asch. & Schweinf.Aeluropus brevifolius var. longifolius Chiov.Aeluropus brevifolius var. pygmaeus Chiov.Aeluropus concinnus Fig. & De Not.Aeluropus erythraeus MatteiAeluropus erythraeus var. scandens MatteiAeluropus laevis Trin.Aeluropus lagopodioides Trin.Aeluropus lagopodioides Trin. ex ThwaitesAeluropus lagopoides (L.) Druce, 1916Aeluropus lagopoides subsp. repens (Desf.) TzvelevAeluropus lagopoides var. glabrifolius CzopanovAeluropus lagopoides var. hispidulus HalácsyAeluropus lagopoides var. mesopotamicus (Nábelek) BorAeluropus lagopoides var. repens (Desf.) Khodash.Aeluropus littoralis subsp. repens (Desf.) Trab.Aeluropus littoralis var. mesopotamicus (Nábelek) BorAeluropus littoralis var. repens (Desf.) Coss. & DurieuAeluropus longispicatus ParsaAeluropus massauensis (Fresen.) MatteiAeluropus massavensis (Fresen.) MatteiAeluropus mesopotamicus NábelekAeluropus mucronatus var. erythraeus A.Terracc.Aeluropus mucronatus var. erythraeus N.Terracc.Aeluropus niliacus (Spreng.) Steud.Aeluropus niloticus Edgew.Aeluropus pubescens Trin.Aeluropus pubescens Trin. ex Steud.Aeluropus repens (Desf.) Parl.Aeluropus sinaicus Fig. & De Not.Aeluropus villosus Hook.f.Aeluropus villosus Trin.Aira lagopoides (L.) Scop.Calotheca massauensis (Fresen.) Hochst. & Steud.Calotheca massavensis (Fresen.) Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.Calotheca niliaca Spreng.Calotheca repens (Desf.) Spreng.Coelachyrum indicum Hack.Dactylis bombycina (Fig. & De Not.) Steud.Dactylis brevifolia J.KoenigDactylis brevifolia J.Koenig ex Willd.Dactylis cynosuroides RothDactylis heterophylla Steud.Dactylis lagopodioides Dalzell & A.GibsonDactylis lagopoides L.Dactylis massauensis (Fresen.) Steud.Dactylis massavensis (Fresen.) Steud.Dactylis repens Desf.Dactylis repens SieberDactylis repens Sieber ex Spreng.Distichlis sudanensis BeetleEleusine brevifolia R.Br. ex Hook.f.Eragrostis brevifolia Benth.Festuca prostrata J.F.Gmel.Festuca prostrata J.F.Gmel. ex Steud.Koeleria brevifolia Spreng.Koeleria lagopoides (L.) Panz.Koeleria lagopoides (L.) Panz. ex Spreng.Melica reptans RaspailMilium maritimum Pall.Poa brevifolia KunthPoa lagopodioides (L.) KunthPoa lagopodoides (L.) KunthPoa lagopoides (L.) KunthPoa maritima Cav.Poa massauensis Fresen.Poa massavensis Fresen.Poa pungens GeorgiPoa ramosa SaviPoa repens (Desf.) M.Bieb.Poa tunetana Spreng.Sesleria brevifolia Panz.Sesleria lagopoides (L.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier384722-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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