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
GenusApluda
Scientific name with authorshipApluda mutica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon aristatus (L.) RaspailAndropogon glaucus Retz.Andropogon involucratus J.KoenigAndropogon involucratus J.Koenig ex Steud.Apluda aristata L.Apluda aristata subsp. ciliata (Andersson) S.K.JainApluda aristata subsp. jainii S.K.JainApluda aristata var. ciliata (Andersson) S.K.JainApluda aristata var. jainii S.K.JainApluda blatteri SurApluda ciliata AnderssonApluda communis Arn. & NeesApluda cumingii BuseApluda cumingii Büse ex de VrieseApluda cummingii Buse ex DeVrieseApluda geniculata Roxb.Apluda gigantea (P.Beauv.) Spreng.Apluda glauca (Retz.) Schreb.Apluda humilis (J.Presl) KunthApluda inermis RegelApluda kobila Buch.-Ham.Apluda kobila Buch.-Ham. ex NeesApluda microstachya NeesApluda mucronata Steud.Apluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) BabuApluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) R.D.GaurApluda mutica subsp. aristata (Linnaeus) HackelApluda mutica subsp. major Hack.Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack.Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack. ex BackerApluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack. ex BakerApluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack. ex K.BakkerApluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Pilg.Apluda mutica var. major (Hack.) S.K.JainApluda pedicellata BuseApluda pedicellata Buse ex DeVrieseApluda rostrata Arn. & NeesApluda scabra AnderssonApluda varia Hack.Apluda varia subsp. aristata (L.) Hack.Apluda varia subsp. intermedia Hack.Apluda varia subsp. major Hack.Apluda varia subsp. mutica (L.) Hack.Apluda varia var. aristata (L.) RendleApluda varia var. ciliata (Andersson) Hack.Apluda varia var. humilis (J.Presl) Hack.Apluda varia var. intermedia Hack.Apluda varia var. major Hack.Apluda villosa Schreb.Calamina gigantea P.Beauv.Calamina humilis J.PreslCalamina mutica (L.) P.Beauv.Tripsacum giganteum (P.Beauv.) RaspailXerochloa latifolia Hassk.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
Social use
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 identifier389110-1
Use codesAF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL
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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.