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
GenusTripsacum
Scientific name with authorshipTripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Coix angulata Mill.Coix dactyloides L.Dactylodes angulatum KuntzeDactylodes dactylodes (L.) KuntzeDactylodes dactyloides (L.) KuntzeDactyloides angulatum (Mill.) KuntzeDactyloides dactyloides (L.) KuntzeIschaemum glabrum WalterTripsacum bravum J.R.GrayTripsacum compressum E.Fourn.Tripsacum dactyloides f. prolificum R.S.Dayton & DewaldTripsacum dactyloides subsp. hispidum Hitchc.Tripsacum dactyloides subsp. meridionaleTripsacum dactyloides subsp. mexicanumTripsacum dactyloides subsp. monostachyonTripsacum dactyloides subsp. occidentaleTripsacum dactyloides subsp. prolificumTripsacum dactyloides var. angustifolium Scribn.Tripsacum dactyloides var. floridanum (Porter ex Vasey) BealTripsacum dactyloides var. genuinum Hack.Tripsacum dactyloides var. hispidum (Hitchc.) De Wet & J.R.HarlanTripsacum dactyloides var. meridionale De Wet & TimothyTripsacum dactyloides var. mexicanum De Wet & J.R.HarlanTripsacum dactyloides var. monostachyon (Willd.) Eaton & WrightTripsacum dactyloides var. monostachyum (Willd.) Hack.Tripsacum dactyloides var. occidentale Cutler & E.S.AndersonTripsacum floridanum Porter ex VaseyTripsacum floridanum Porter, 1892Tripsacum laceolatum Rupr.Tripsacum laceolatum Rupr. ex E.FournTripsacum monostachyon Willd.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier424990-1
Use codesAF EU GS
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.