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
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAndropogon
Scientific name with authorshipAndropogon virginicus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anatherum virginicum (L.) Desv.Anatherum virginicum Spreng.Anatherum virginicum var. tetrastachyum (Ell.) RobertyAndropogon curtisianus Steud.Andropogon decipiens (C.S.Campb.) E.L.Bridges & OrzellAndropogon dissitiflorus Michx.Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatus Chapm.Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatus Chapm. ex Gatt.Andropogon eriophorus ScheeleAndropogon glaucescens Schltdl. ex Hack.Andropogon louisianae Steud.Andropogon macrourus var. glaucopsis ElliottAndropogon macrourus var. viridis VaseyAndropogon pauciflorus Salzm.Andropogon pauciflorus Salzm. ex Steud.Andropogon tetrastachyus ElliottAndropogon vaginatus ElliottAndropogon virginicus f. virginicusAndropogon virginicus subsp. genuinus Hack.Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens C.S.Campb.Andropogon virginicus var. genuinus Fernald & GriscomAndropogon virginicus var. scabriglumus C.CampbellAndropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyus (Elliott) Hack.Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatus (Elliott) Alph.WoodAndropogon virginicus var. vaginatus Chapm., 1897Andropogon virginicus var. viridis Hack.Cinna lateralis WalterCymbopogon glaucus Schult.Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf.Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf.Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Holcus virginicus Steud.Sorghum virginicum (L.) Kuntze
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 identifier388740-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.