Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusTricholaena
Scientific name with authorshipTricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aira bicolor Schumach.Eremochlamys arenaria PeterEremochlamys littoralis PeterMelinis glabra (Stapf) Hack.Melinis monachne (Trin.) Pilg.Melinis monachne var. minor (Hack.) Pilg.Melinis monachne var. minus (Hack.) Pilg.Melinis trichotoma MezMilium roseum Spreng.Panicum coloratum ThouarsPanicum coloratum Thouars ex Spreng.Panicum fraudulentum Steud.Panicum gracillimum K.Schum.Panicum madagascariense Spreng.Panicum madagascariense var. brevispiculum RendlePanicum madagascariense var. minus Hack.Panicum monachne Trin.Panicum roseum Willd.Panicum roseum Willd. ex Spreng.Tricholaena arenaria var. semiglabra Hack.Tricholaena bicolor (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb.Tricholaena delicatula Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Tricholaena glabra StapfTricholaena madagascaricnsis (Spreng.) MezTricholaena madagascaricnsis (Spreng.) Mez ex Pilg.Tricholaena madagascariense (Spreng.) MezTricholaena madagascariense (Spreng.) Mez ex Pilg.Tricholaena madagascariensis (Spreng.) MezTricholaena madagascariensis (Spreng.) Mez ex Pilg., 1913Tricholaena monachne var. annua J.G.AndersonTricholaena monachne var. monachneXyochlaena monachne (Trin.) StapfXyochlaena monachne var. minor (Hack.) Hack.Xyochlaena monachne var. minor (Hack.) Hack. ex Garab.Xyochlaena monachne var. minus (Hack.) Hack.Xyochlaena monachne var. minus (Hack.) Hack. ex Garab.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier424606-1
Use codesAF EU GS MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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