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
GenusEchinochloa
Scientific name with authorshipEchinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase
Indexed scientific synonyms
? guadelupensis Hack.Echinochloa frumentacea var. violacea VanderystEchinochloa guadeloupensis (Hack.) WiegandEchinochloa guadelupensis (Hack.) WiegandEchinochloa holubii (Stapf) StapfEchinochloa kimpokoensis VanderystEchinochloa pyramidalis f. decomposita Chiov.Echinochloa pyramidalis var. guadeloupensis (Hack.) StehléEchinochloa pyramidalis var. guadelupensis (Hack.) StehléEchinochloa pyramidalis var. violacea VanderystEchinochloa quadrifaria (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov.Echinochloa quadrifaria var. atroviolacea (A.Rich.) Chiov.Echinochloa senegalensis MezEchinochloa verticillata BerhautPanicum atroviolaceum A.Rich.Panicum crus-galli f. aristatum Chiov.Panicum crus-galli f. muticum Chiov.Panicum crus-galli var. molle PeterPanicum crus-galli var. polystachyum Asch. & Schweinf.Panicum crus-galli var. sphacelatum Hack.Panicum frumentaceum var. cuspidatum NeesPanicum hildebrandtii Hack.Panicum hildebrandtii Hack. ex T.Durand & SchinzPanicum holubii StapfPanicum pyramidale Lam.Panicum pyramidale var. hebetatum StapfPanicum pyramidale var. quadrifarium (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov.Panicum pyramidale var. spadiceum PeterPanicum quadrifarium Hochst. ex A.Rich.Panicum setarioides Steud.Panicum spadiciferum PeterPanicum spadiferum PeterPanicum spectabile var. guadeloupense Hack.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative
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 identifier88106-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.