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 sieberianus (Schltdl.) Verloove
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cenchrus americanus subsp. stenostachyus (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) SosefPenicillaria compacta A.BraunPenicillaria cordofana A.Braun & C.D.BouchéPenicillaria doche A.BraunPenicillaria gymnothrix A.Braun & C.D.BouchéPenicillaria leucostachya KlotzschPenicillaria leucostachya Klotzsch ex A.BraunPenicillaria leucostachys KlotzschPenicillaria nigricans A.BraunPenicillaria nubica A.BraunPenicillaria nubica Müll.Berol.Penicillaria perrottetii KlotzschPenicillaria perrottetii Klotzsch ex A.BraunPenicillaria perrottetii Müll.Berol.Penicillaria sieberiana Schltdl.Penicillaria socia A.Braun & C.D.BouchéPenicillaria speciosa A.Braun & C.D.BouchéPenicillaria stenostachya KlotzschPenicillaria stenostachya Klotzsch ex A.BraunPenicillaria stenostachya Klotzsch ex Mull.Berol.Penicillaria vulpina A.Braun & C.D.BouchéPenicillaria vulpina Müll.Berol.Pennisetum americanum subsp. stenostachyum (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) BrunkenPennisetum americanum var. vulpinum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) Chiov.Pennisetum barteri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum calostachyum A.Chev.Pennisetum calostachyum RogeonPennisetum chevalieri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum dalzielii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum glaucum subsp. sieberianum (Schltdl.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum glaucum subsp. sieberianum (Schltdl.) ZonPennisetum gymnothrix (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) K.Schum.Pennisetum nigricans T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum nigricans var. perrottetii (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum nigricans var. stenostachyum (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum nigritarum var. leucostachyum (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum niloticum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum orthochaete Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum perrottetii (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) K.Schum.Pennisetum perspeciosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum perspeciosum var. lynesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum plukenetii f. depauperata A.BraunPennisetum plukenetii f. media A.BraunPennisetum robustum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum sampsonii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum sclerocladum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum sieberianum (Schltdl.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum spicatum var. compactum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. cordofanum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. gymnothrix (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. nubicum (A.Braun) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. socium (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. speciosum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum spicatum var. vulpinum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) T.Durand & SchinzPennisetum stenostachyum (Klotzsch ex A.Braun) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Pennisetum vulpinum (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier77121179-1
Use codesAF FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.