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
GenusEragrostis
Scientific name with authorshipEragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eragrostis atrovirens Aubouy, 1877Eragrostis capillifolia NeesEragrostis chloromelas Steud.Eragrostis curvala (Schrad.) NeesEragrostis curvula subsp. atrata (Schweinf.) Cufod.Eragrostis curvula subsp. conferta StapfEragrostis curvula subsp. decolorans RendleEragrostis curvula subsp. valida StapfEragrostis curvula var. amplaEragrostis curvula var. atrata (Schweinf.) Cufod.Eragrostis curvula var. conferta NeesEragrostis curvula var. conferta StapfEragrostis curvula var. curvulaEragrostis curvula var. decolorans RendleEragrostis curvula var. valida StapfEragrostis filiformis (Thunb.) NeesEragrostis filiformis var. conferta (Nees) Thell.Eragrostis huillensis RendleEragrostis jeffreysii Hack.Eragrostis lehmanniana subsp. ampla StapfEragrostis lehmanniana var. ampla StapfEragrostis poa StapfEragrostis procerior RendleEragrostis pubiculmis Jedwabn.Eragrostis robusta StentEragrostis subulata NeesEragrostis thunbergiana Steud.Eragrostis thunbergiana subsp. atrata Schweinf.Eragrostis thunbergiana var. atrata Schweinf.Eragrostis valida StentPoa atrovirens NeesPoa capensis Steud.Poa curvula Schrad.Poa filiformis Thunb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier1169955-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.