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
GenusBothriochloa
Scientific name with authorshipBothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amphilophis ischaemum (L.) NashAndropogon angustifolius Sm.Andropogon annulatus J.A.SchmidtAndropogon articulatus DulacAndropogon digitatus St.-Lag.Andropogon ischaemum L.Andropogon ischaemum f. songaricus (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kitag.Andropogon ischaemum f. virescens Hausskn.Andropogon ischaemum subsp. genuinus Hack.Andropogon ischaemum subsp. laevifolius Hack.Andropogon ischaemum subsp. songaricus (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kitag.Andropogon ischaemum var. genuinus Hack.Andropogon ischaemum var. ischaemumAndropogon ischaemum var. laevifolius Hack.Andropogon ischaemum var. racemosoverticillata BuiaAndropogon ischaemum var. ramosissimus Reyn.Andropogon ischaemum var. ramosus F.GérardAndropogon ischaemum var. rubrocinctus GoiranAndropogon ischaemum var. songaricus Rupr.Andropogon ischaemum var. songaricus Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Andropogon ischaemum var. songaricus Rupr. ex SchrenkAndropogon ischaemum var. virescens K.KochAndropogon panormitanus Parl.Andropogon patulus MoenchAndropogon pertusus subsp. panormitanus (Parl.) Hack.Andropogon pertusus var. panormitanus (Parl.) Hack.Andropogon villosus Lam.Bothriochloa insculpta subsp. panormitana (Parl.) Giardina & RaimondoBothriochloa ischaemum (L.) HenrardBothriochloa ischaemum f. ischaemumBothriochloa ischaemum f. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kitag.Bothriochloa ischaemum var. ischaemumBothriochloa ischaemum var. racemosoverticillata (Buia) BorzaBothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Celarier & J.R.HarlanBothriochloa panormitana (Parl.) Pilg.Bothriochloa taiwanensis OhwiDichanthium ischaemum (L.) RobertyDigitaria collina Salisb.Ischaemum dactyloideum MontandonSorghum ischaemum (L.) KuntzeSorghum villosum Kuntze
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 identifier1191417-2
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.