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
GenusAxonopus
Scientific name with authorshipAxonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? platycaulis Poir.Agrostis compressa (Sw.) Poir.Agrostis compressus (Sw.) Beauv.Anastrophus compressus Schltdl.Anastrophus compressus Schltr. ex DöllAnastrophus platicaulon (Poir.) NashAnastrophus platycaulis (Poir.) NashAnastrophus platycaulis (Poir.) Nash ex SmallAnastrophus platycaulmis (Nees) Schltdl.Anastrophus platycaulmis (Nees) Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.Anastrophus platyculmis (Nees) Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.Anastrophus platyculmis Schltdl.Anastrophus platyculmus (Thouars ex Nees) Schltdl.Anastrophus platyculmus (Thouars ex Nees) Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.Axonopus amplifolius ChaseAxonopus amplifolius Chase ex C.E.Hubb.Axonopus araujoi VallsAxonopus araujoi Valls ex Longhi-WagnerAxonopus arsenei SwallenAxonopus brevipedunculatus (Gledhill) GledhillAxonopus compressus subsp. australis G.A.BlackAxonopus compressus subsp. brevipedunculatus GledhillAxonopus compressus subsp. itirapinensis G.A.BlackAxonopus compressus subsp. macropodius (Steud.) G.A.BlackAxonopus compressus var. australis G.A.BlackAxonopus compressus var. compressusAxonopus compressus var. itirapinensis G.A.BlackAxonopus compressus var. jesuiticus AraujoAxonopus compressus var. macropodius (Steud.) G.A.BlackAxonopus elongatus SwallenAxonopus jesuiticus (Araujo) VallsAxonopus kisantuensis VanderystAxonopus multipes SwallenAxonopus rosengurttii G.A.BlackDigitaria domingensis Desv.Digitaria domingensis Desv. ex KunthDigitaria platicaulon (Poir.) Desv.Digitaria platycaulis (Poir.) Desv.Digitaria uniflora Salzm.Digitaria uniflora Salzm. ex Steud.Echinochloa compressa (P.Beauv.) RobertyMilium compressum Sw.Panicum platicaulon (Poir.) KuntzePaspalum compressum (Sw.) NeesPaspalum compressum (Sw.) RaspailPaspalum compressum P.Beauv.Paspalum compressum P.Beauv. ex C.P.CowanPaspalum conjugatum subsp. subcordatum Griseb.Paspalum conjugatum var. subcordatum Griseb.Paspalum depressum Steud.Paspalum filostachyum Rich.Paspalum filostachyum Rich. ex Steud.Paspalum furcatum subsp. fissum DöllPaspalum furcatum subsp. parviflorum DöllPaspalum furcatum var. parviflorum DöllPaspalum guadaloupense Steud.Paspalum kisantuense VanderystPaspalum laticulmum Spreng.Paspalum longissimum subsp. guadaloupense (Steud.) Steud.Paspalum longissimum subsp. guadaloupense (Steud.) Steud. ex Griseb.Paspalum longissimum subsp. guadalupense Steud.Paspalum longissimum subsp. guadalupense Steud. ex Griseb.Paspalum longissimum var. guadaloupense Steud.Paspalum longissimum var. guadaloupense Steud. ex Griseb.Paspalum longissimum var. guadalupense Steud.Paspalum longissimum var. guadalupense Steud. ex Griseb.Paspalum macropodium Steud.Paspalum platicaulon Poir.Paspalum platycaulon subsp. parviflorum DöllPaspalum platyculmum ThouarsPaspalum platyculmum Thouars ex NeesPaspalum raunkiaeri MezPaspalum tenue Willd.Paspalum tenue Willd. ex Steud.Paspalum tristachyum Lam.Paspalum uniflorum Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier392087-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.