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Cenchrus setaceus

Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Also indexed asAfrican fountain grass, Tender fountain grass, Fountain grass, Purple fountain grass/African Fountain GrassCapim-do-TexasCenchrus sétacé, Pennisétum sétacéCrimson FountaingrassCrimson fountaingrassCrimson fountaingrass, Fountain grass
FamilyPoaceae
GenusCenchrus
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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 setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Indexed scientific synonyms

Pennisetum atrosanguineumPennisetum cupreum Hitchc.Pennisetum cupreum Hitchc. ex L.H.Bailey, 1916Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov.Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen.Pennisetum numidicum ParisPennisetum orientale subsp. parisii Trab.Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov.Pennisetum orientale var. parisii (Trab.) LeekePennisetum parisii (Trab.) Trab.Pennisetum phalarioides Schult.Pennisetum phalaroides Schult.Pennisetum rueppelianum DreerPennisetum rueppelianum Hochst.Pennisetum rueppelianum Hochst. ex Penz.Pennisetum rueppelianum Hort, 1895Pennisetum rueppelianum hort. ex MezPennisetum ruppellii Steud.Pennisetum ruppellii var. depauperatum Schweinf.Pennisetum scoparium Chiov.Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.Pennisetum setaceum var. parisii (Trab.) MairePennisetum spectabile Fig. & De Not.Pennisetum tiberiadis Boiss.Phalaris setacea Forssk.

Documented use categories

Animal food
Environmental use
Material

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 identifier77106046-1
Use codesAF EU MA
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.