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
GenusCentotheca
Scientific name with authorshipCentotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon latifolius (Osbeck) KunthAnthoxanthum pulchellum D.Dietr.Anthoxanthum pulcherrimum Lour.Cenchrus lappaceus L.Centosteca lappacea (L.) Desv.Centotheca lappacea subsp. inermis (Rendle) T.KoyamaCentotheca lappacea subsp. longilamina (Ohwi) BorCentotheca lappacea var. inermis RendleCentotheca lappacea var. lappaceaCentotheca lappacea var. longilamina (Ohwi) BorCentotheca latifolia Trin.Centotheca latifolia subsp. inermis (Rendle) SasakiCentotheca latifolia var. inermis (Rendle) SasakiCentotheca longilamina OhwiCentotheca parviflora AnderssonCynosurus ciliaris RaspailFestuca blepharophora Roem. & Schult.Festuca ciliaris B.HeyneFestuca ciliaris B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.Festuca latifolia (Osbeck) RothFestuca virgata B.HeyneFestuca virgata B.Heyne ex Steud.Hierochloe latifolia (Osbeck) KunthHolcus latifolius OsbeckMelica diandra Roxb.Melica lappacea (L.) RaspailMelica philippensis LlanosMelica philippinensis LlanosMelica refracta Roxb.Oplismenus magellanicus (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.Panicum festuciforme Hochst.Panicum festuciforme Hochst. ex Hook.f.Panicum magellanicum Lam.Poa latifolia (Osbeck) G.Forst.Torresia biflora Roem. & Schult.Torresia latifolia (Osbeck) P.Beauv.Torresia latifolia (Osbeck) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.Uniola lappacea (L.) Trin.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Social 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 identifier395345-1
Use codesAF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.