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 echinatus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cenchrus brevisetus E.Fourn.Cenchrus brevisetus E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Cenchrus cavanillesii TauschCenchrus crinitus MezCenchrus echinatus Cav.Cenchrus echinatus subsp. brevisetus (E.Fourn.) Scribn.Cenchrus echinatus subsp. glabratus F.Br.Cenchrus echinatus subsp. hillebrandianus (A.S.Hitchc.) F.Br.Cenchrus echinatus subsp. morisonii KuntzeCenchrus echinatus subsp. pennisetoides F.Br.Cenchrus echinatus var. brevisetus (E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.) Scribn.Cenchrus echinatus var. echinatusCenchrus echinatus var. glabratus F.Br.Cenchrus echinatus var. hillebrandianus (Hitchc.) F.Br.Cenchrus echinatus var. morisonii KuntzeCenchrus echinatus var. pennisetoides F.Br.Cenchrus hillebrandianus Hitchc.Cenchrus insularis Scribn.Cenchrus insularis Scribn. ex Millsp.Cenchrus lechleri Steud.Cenchrus lechleri Steud. ex LechlerCenchrus macrocarpus Ledeb.Cenchrus macrocarpus Ledeb. ex Steud.Cenchrus pungens KunthPanicastrella muricata Moench
Documented use categories
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 identifier316518-2
Use codesAF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.