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
GenusAristida
Scientific name with authorshipAristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aristida foenicularis Edgew.Aristida funicularis Trin.Aristida funicularis Trin. ex Steud.Aristida funiculata var. brevis MaireAristida funiculata var. funiculataAristida funiculata var. mallica (Edgew.) HenrardAristida funiculata var. paradoxa (J.A.Schmidt) HenrardAristida funiculata var. royleana (Trin. & Rupr.) Hook.f.Aristida herbacea Steud.Aristida herbacea Steud. ex T.Durand & SchinzAristida kotschyi Hochst.Aristida kotschyi Hochst. ex Steud.Aristida macranthera Hochst.Aristida macranthera Hochst. ex Boiss.Aristida macrathera A.Rich.Aristida mallica Edgew.Aristida paradoxa J.A.SchmidtAristida royleana Trin. & Rupr.Aristida stipacea Ehrenb. & HemprichAristida stipacea Ehrenb. & Hemprich ex Boiss.Aristida stipacea Ehrenb. & Hemprich ex Trin. & Rupr.Arthratherum kotschyi Hochst.Arthratherum kotschyi Hochst. ex Trin.Arthratherum royleanum (Trin. & Rupr.) Edgew.Arthratherum royleanum (Trin. & Rupr.) Edgew. ex Aitch.Chaetaria murina NeesChaetaria murina Nees ex Trin. & Rupr.Chaetaria royleana NeesChaetaria royleana Nees ex Steud.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier389437-1
Use codesAF EU MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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