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 ciliaris L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cenchrus anjana Ham.Cenchrus anjana Ham. ex WallichCenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham.Cenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen.Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen. ex Steud.Cenchrus ciliaris f. intermedius (Chiov.) Chiov.Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. anachoreticus (Chiov.) PirottaCenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. leptostachys (Leeke) Maire & WeillerCenchrus ciliaris subsp. nubicus Fig. & De NotCenchrus ciliaris subsp. pallens (Leeke) Maire & WeillerCenchrus ciliaris subsp. robustior Penz.Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. villiferus Fig. & De NotCenchrus ciliaris var. anachoreticus (Chiov.) PirottaCenchrus ciliaris var. leptostachys (Leeke) Maire & WeillerCenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosus KuntzeCenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus Fig. & De Not.Cenchrus ciliaris var. pallens (Leeke) Maire & WeillerCenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis (Hochst. ex Steud.) PirottaCenchrus ciliaris var. robustior Penz.Cenchrus ciliaris var. villifer Fig. & De Not.Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferus Fig. & De Not.Cenchrus glaucus C.R.Mudaliar & SundararajCenchrus longifolius Hochst.Cenchrus longifolius Hochst. ex Steud.Cenchrus melanostachyus A.CamusCenchrus mutabilis WightCenchrus mutabilis Wight ex Hook.f.Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermedius Chiov.Cenchrus pubescens L.Cenchrus pubescens L. ex B.D.Jacks.Cenchrus rufescens Desf.Pennisetum cenchroides Rich.Pennisetum cenchroides Rich. ex Pers.Pennisetum cenchroides var. echioides Hook.f.Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahense N.Terracc.Pennisetum ciliare (L.) LinkPennisetum ciliare f. brachystachys PeterPennisetum ciliare f. longifolium PeterPennisetum ciliare subsp. anachoreticum Chiov.Pennisetum ciliare subsp. leptostachys LeekePennisetum ciliare subsp. pallens LeekePennisetum ciliare subsp. robustior Penz.Pennisetum ciliare subsp. robustiusPennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticum Chiov.Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliarePennisetum ciliare var. leptostachya LeekePennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys LeekePennisetum ciliare var. pallens LeekePennisetum ciliare var. robustior Penz.Pennisetum ciliare var. robustius Penz.Pennisetum distylum Guss.Pennisetum incomptum NeesPennisetum incomptum Nees ex Steud.Pennisetum longifolium FenzlPennisetum longifolium Fenzl ex Steud.Pennisetum oxyphyllum PeterPennisetum pachycladum StapfPennisetum panormitanum Lojac.Pennisetum petraeum Steud.Pennisetum polycladum Chiov.Pennisetum prieurii A.Chev., 1907Pennisetum rangei MezPennisetum rufescens (Desf.) Spreng.Pennisetum teneriffae Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier395214-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.