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
GenusImperata
Scientific name with authorshipImperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundo epigeios Forssk.Arundo epigeios Forssk. ex Steud.Calamagrostis lagurus KoelerImperata allang Jungh.Imperata angolensis FritschImperata arundinacea CirilloImperata arundinacea var. africana AnderssonImperata arundinacea var. europaea AnderssonImperata arundinacea var. glabrescens BuseImperata arundinacea var. indica AnderssonImperata arundinacea var. koenigii (Retz.) Benth.Imperata arundinacea var. latifolia Hook.f.Imperata arundinacea var. pedicellata (Steud.) DebeauxImperata arundinacea var. thunbergii (Retz.) StapfImperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.Imperata cylindrica f. pallida HondaImperata cylindrica subsp. koenigii (Retz.) Masam. & YanagitaImperata cylindrica subsp. koenigii (Retz.) TzvelevImperata cylindrica var. africana (Andersson) C.E.Hubb.Imperata cylindrica var. cylindricaImperata cylindrica var. europaea (Andersson) Asch. & Graebn.Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii (Retz.) Benth.Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii (Retz.) Benth. ex Pilg.Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii (Retz.) PerkinsImperata cylindrica var. major (Nees) C.E.Hubb.Imperata cylindrica var. parviflora Batt. & Trab.Imperata cylindrica var. pedicellata (Steud.) DebeauxImperata cylindrica var. thunbergii (Retz.) T.Durand & SchinzImperata dinteri Pilg.Imperata filifolia NeesImperata filifolia Nees ex Steud.Imperata koenigii (Retz.) Nees, 1841Imperata koenigii (Retz.) P.Beauv.Imperata koenigii (Retz.) Roem. & Schult., 1817Imperata koenigii var. major NeesImperata laguroides (Pourr.) J.RouxImperata latifolia (Hook.f.) L.LiouImperata latifolia (Hook.f.) L.LiuImperata pedicellata Steud.Imperata praecoquis HondaImperata ramosa AnderssonImperata robustior A.Chev.Imperata sieberi OpizImperata sisca P.Beauv.Imperata sisca P.Beauv. ex Steud.Imperata thunbergii (Retz.) NeesImperata thunbergii (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.Lagurus cylindricus L.Saccharum alopecurus NeesSaccharum cylindricum (L.) Lam.Saccharum cylindricum var. europaeum Pers.Saccharum diandrum J.KoenigSaccharum diandrum J.Koenig ex Retz.Saccharum europaeum Pers.Saccharum europeaum Pers.Saccharum indum Pers.Saccharum koenigii Retz.Saccharum laguroides Pourr.Saccharum negrosense Steud.Saccharum sieberi OpizSaccharum sisca Cav.Saccharum spicatum Burm.Saccharum spicatum Burm. ex KunthSaccharum spicatum J.PreslSaccharum thunbergii Retz.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Social use
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 identifier30138371-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant Project
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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.