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 purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Indexed scientific synonyms
Gymnotrix nitens AnderssonPennisetum benthamii Steud.Pennisetum benthamii subsp. nudum Hack.Pennisetum benthamii subsp. sambesiense Hack.Pennisetum benthamii subsp. ternatum Hack.Pennisetum benthamii var. nudum Hack.Pennisetum benthamii var. sambesiense Hack.Pennisetum benthamii var. ternatum Hack.Pennisetum blepharideum GilliPennisetum flavicomum LeekePennisetum flexispica K.Schum.Pennisetum giganteum RegelPennisetum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum hainanense H.R.Zhao & A.T.LiuPennisetum lachnorrhachis PeterPennisetum macrostachyum Benth.Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) Hack.Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894Pennisetum pallescens LeekePennisetum pruinosum LeekePennisetum purpureum Schumach.Pennisetum purpureum subsp. benthamii (Steud.) Maire & WeillerPennisetum purpureum subsp. flexispica (K.Schum.) Maire & Weiller
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Social 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 identifier77106033-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.