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
GenusAristida
Scientific name with authorshipAristida adscensionis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aristida abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida abyssinica Trin. & Rupr.Aristida adscensionis f. modesta Hack.Aristida adscensionis f. modestina Hack.Aristida adscensionis f. viridis KuntzeAristida adscensionis subsp. adscensionisAristida adscensionis subsp. bromoides (Kunth) HenrardAristida adscensionis subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & TrouinAristida adscensionis subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & Trouin ex Auquier & J.Duvign.Aristida adscensionis subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) R.Malagarr.Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & TrouinAristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & Trouin ex Auquier & J.Duvign.Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) R.Malagarr.Aristida adscensionis subsp. guineensis (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida adscensionis subsp. heymannii (Regel) TzvelevAristida adscensionis var. abortiva A.BeetleAristida adscensionis var. abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) Engl.Aristida adscensionis var. adscensionisAristida adscensionis var. aethiopica (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & SchinzAristida adscensionis var. breviseta Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. bromoides (Kunth) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. caerulescens (Desf.) Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. canariensis (Willd.) T.Durand & SchinzAristida adscensionis var. coarctata (Kunth) KuntzeAristida adscensionis var. coerulescens (Desf.) Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. condensata (Hack.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. condensata Hack., 1904Aristida adscensionis var. decolorata (E.Fourn.) BeetleAristida adscensionis var. ehrenbergii (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. festucoides (Poir.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. glabricallis Maire & WeillerAristida adscensionis var. guineensis (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. humilis (Kunth) KuntzeAristida adscensionis var. interrupta (Cav.) BeetleAristida adscensionis var. mandrarensis A.CamusAristida adscensionis var. mexicana HenrardAristida adscensionis var. modesta Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. nigrescens (J.Presl) BeetleAristida adscensionis var. normalis KuntzeAristida adscensionis var. pumila (Decne.) Coss. & DurieuAristida adscensionis var. pygmaea (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & SchinzAristida adscensionis var. scabriflora Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. senegalensis (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & SchinzAristida adscensionis var. spicigera (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. spigera (Trin. & Rupr.) HenrardAristida adscensionis var. strictiflora (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & SchinzAristida adscensionis var. typica StapfAristida adscensionis var. vulpioides (Hance) Hack.Aristida adscensionis var. vulpioides (Hance) Hack. ex HenrardAristida aethiopica (Trin. & Rupr.) Schweinf. & Asch.Aristida aethiopica (Trin. & Rupr.) Trin. & Rupr. ex HenrardAristida aethiopica Trin. & Rupr.Aristida americana Duss, 1897Aristida americana var. bromoides (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.Aristida arabica Trin. & Rupr.Aristida bromoides KunthAristida caerulescens Desf.Aristida caerulescens var. arabica HenrardAristida caerulescens var. breviaristata Schweinf.Aristida caerulescens var. breviseta Hack.Aristida caerulescens var. exilis Schweinf.Aristida caerulescens var. exilis Schweinf. ex Blatt.Aristida caerulescens var. laevilemma MaireAristida caerulescens var. pumila (Decne.) Doell.Aristida caerulescens var. pumila (Decne.) PostAristida caerulescens var. scabrilemma MaireAristida canariensis Willd.Aristida cardosoi Cout.Aristida chaetophylla Steud.Aristida coarctata KunthAristida coerulescens Desf.Aristida coerulescens var. arabica HenrardAristida coerulescens var. breviaristata Schweinf.Aristida coerulescens var. breviseta Hack.Aristida coerulescens var. exilis Schweinf.Aristida coerulescens var. exilis Schweinf. ex Blatt.Aristida coerulescens var. laevilemma MaireAristida coerulescens var. pumila (Decne.) DöllAristida coerulescens var. scabrilemma MaireAristida confusa (Trin. & Rupr.) Trin. & Rupr. ex HenrardAristida confusa Trin. & Rupr.Aristida corctata KunthAristida cordata KunthAristida curvata (Nees) Nees ex A.Rich.Aristida curvata (Nees) Trin. & Rupr. ex HenrardAristida curvata (Nees) Trin. & Rupr., 1842Aristida curvata var. abyssinica A.Rich.Aristida curvata var. nana (Nees) HenrardAristida debilis MezAristida depressa Retz.Aristida depressa var. bromoides (Kunth) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida depressa var. coarctata (Kunth) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa var. bromoides (Kunth) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa var. coarctata (Kunth) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa var. humilis (Kunth) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa var. nana Trin. & Rupr.Aristida dispersa var. nigrescens (J.Presl) Trin. & Rupr.Aristida effusa HenrardAristida ehrenbergii (Trin. & Rupr.) Trin. & Rupr. ex Henrard
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier319759-2
Use codesAF EU MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.