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
GenusCenchrus
Scientific name with authorshipCenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f.Andropogon racemosus (Forssk.) Poir.Andropogon racemosus (Forssk.) Poir. ex Steud.Cenchrus paniceus B.HeyneCenchrus paniceus B.Heyne ex Wall.Cenchrus pycnostachyus Steud.Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav.Cenchrus spicatus (L.) KuntzeChaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.Chaetochloa lutescens StuntzChamaeraphis glauca (L.) KuntzeChamaeraphis glauca (L.) Wallr.Holcus paniciformis Roxb.Holcus paniciformis Roxb. ex Hook.f.Holcus racemosus Forssk.Holcus spicatus L.Ixophorus glaucus (L.) NashPanicum alopecuroides J.KoenigPanicum alopecuroides J.Koenig ex Trin.Panicum americanum L.Panicum caeruleum Mill.Panicum coeruleum Mill.Panicum compressum Balb.Panicum compressum Balb. ex Steud.Panicum glaucum L.Panicum holcoides Trin.Panicum indicum Mill.Panicum involucratum Roxb.Panicum lutescens WeigelPanicum sericeum AitonPanicum spicatum (L.) Roxb.Penicillaria alopecuroides A.BraunPenicillaria arabica A.BraunPenicillaria deflexa AnderssonPenicillaria deflexa Andersson ex A.BraunPenicillaria elongata Schrad.Penicillaria elongata Schrad. ex Schltdl.Penicillaria indica A.BraunPenicillaria involucrata (Roxb.) Schult.Penicillaria macrostachya KlotzschPenicillaria macrostachya Klotzsch ex A.BraunPenicillaria mossambicensis A.BraunPenicillaria mossambicensis Müll.Berol.Penicillaria nigritarum Schltdl.Penicillaria plukenetii LinkPenicillaria roxburghii A.BraunPenicillaria roxburghii Müll.Berol.Penicillaria solitaria StokesPenicillaria spicata (L.) Willd.Penicillaria typhoidea (Rich.) Fig. & De Not.Penicillaria typhoidea Schltdl.Penicillaria willdenowii Klotzsch ex A.BraunPennisetum albicauda Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum americanum (L.) K.Schum.Pennisetum americanum (L.) LeekePennisetum americanum f. echinurus (K.Schum.) LeekePennisetum americanum subsp. americanumPennisetum americanum subsp. spicatum (L.) Maire & WeillerPennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum Maire & WeillerPennisetum amiricanum (L.) LeekePennisetum ancylochaete Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum aureum LinkPennisetum cereale Trin.Pennisetum cinereum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum echinurus (K.Schum.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum gambiense Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum gibbosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum giganteum Ten.Pennisetum giganteum Ten. ex Steud.Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.Pennisetum indicum A.BraunPennisetum leonis Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum maiwa Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum malacochaete Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum megastachyum Steud.Pennisetum nigritarum (Schltdl.) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum nigritarum var. deflexum (Andersson ex A.Braun) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum nigritarum var. macrostachyum T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum plukenetii (Link) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum pycnostachyum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum solitarium StokesPennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn.Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Roem. & Schult.Pennisetum spicatum subsp. willdenowii (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) K.Schum.Pennisetum spicatum var. echinurus K.Schum.Pennisetum spicatum var. longipedunculatum K.Schum.Pennisetum spicatum var. macrostachyum K.Schum.Pennisetum spicatum var. typhoideum T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.Pennisetum typhoideum Rich. ex Pers.Pennisetum typhoideum var. echinurus (K.Schum.) RendlePennisetum typhoideum var. plukenetii (Link) RendlePhleum africanum Lour.Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv.Setaria glauca var. parviflora MunroSetaria lutescens (Weigel) C.E.Hubb., 1916Setaria lutescens F.T.Hubb.Setaria lutescens var. macrocarpa Hook.f.Setaria lutescens var. parviflora (Munro) E.G.Camus & A.Camus
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier77105978-1
Use codesAF HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.