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
GenusCenchrus
Scientific name with authorshipCenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cenchrus glaucocladus (Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Stent & J.M.Rattray) MorroneCenchrus macrourus (Trin.) MorroneCenchrus mildbraedii (Mez) MorroneGymnotrix caudata Schrad.Gymnotrix gigantea (A.Rich.) Walp.Gymnotrix quartiniana (A.Rich.) Walp.Gymnotrix riparioides (A.Rich.) Walp.Panicum asperum LinkPennisetum angolense RendlePennisetum angolense var. laxispicatum RendlePennisetum asperum Schult.Pennisetum davyi Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum exile Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum franchetianum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum giganteum A.Rich.Pennisetum giganteum var. minor LeekePennisetum giganteum var. minus LeekePennisetum giganteum var. trinervium Pilg.Pennisetum glaucocladum Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Stent & J.M.RattrayPennisetum haareri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum kisantuense VanderystPennisetum macropogon Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Stent & J.M.RattrayPennisetum macrourum Trin.Pennisetum mildbraedii MezPennisetum natalense StapfPennisetum quartinianum A.Rich.Pennisetum riparioides A.Rich.Pennisetum scaettae RobynsPennisetum stenorrhachis Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum stolzii MezPennisetum tenue MezPennisetum togoense MezPennisetum validum MezPerotis latifolia Eckl.Perotis latifolia Eckl. ex Steud.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier60470539-2
Use codesAF EU GS
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.