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
GenusPseudopogonatherum
Scientific name with authorshipPseudopogonatherum contortum (Brongn.) A.Camus
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon asthenostachys Steud.Andropogon brunneus B.HeyneAndropogon brunneus B.Heyne ex Hook.f.Andropogon koretrostachys Trin.Chloris rhachitricha Steud.Erianthus articulatus (Trin.) F.Muell.Erianthus contortus (Brongn.) KuntzeEulalia collina (Balansa) KengEulalia concinna NeesEulalia concinna Nees ex Steud.Eulalia contorta (Brongn.) KuntzeEulalia contorta (Brongn.) Panigrahi, 1891Eulalia contorta (Brongn.) Pilg.Eulalia contorta var. linearifolia KengEulalia contorta var. sinensis KengEulalia contortum var. sinensis KengEulalia koretrostachys (Trin.) HenrardEulalia setifolia (Nees) Pilg.Pogonatherum contortum Brongn.Pollinia articulata Trin.Pollinia articulata subsp. tenax Hack.Pollinia articulata var. concinna (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.Pollinia articulata var. minor Benth.Pollinia articulata var. pedicellata Hack.Pollinia articulata var. setifolia (Nees) Hack.Pollinia collina BalansaPollinia contorta (Brongn.) DrucePollinia setifolia NeesPseudopogonantherum koretrostachys (Trin.) HenrardPseudopogonatherum collinum (Balansa) A.CamusPseudopogonatherum contortum var. linearifolium S.L.ChenPseudopogonatherum contortum var. pedicellatum (Hack.) Keng f.Pseudopogonatherum contortum var. sinense Keng & S.L.ChenPseudopogonatherum koretrostachys (Trin.) HenrardPseudopogonatherum setifolium (Nees) A.CamusPuliculum articulatum (Trin.) StapfPuliculum articulatum (Trin.) Stapf ex Haines
Documented use categories
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 identifier113497-3
Use codesAF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.