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
GenusChloris
Scientific name with authorshipChloris virgata Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostomia barbata Cerv.Chloris alba J.PreslChloris alba subsp. aristulata Torr.Chloris alba var. aristulata Torr.Chloris albal J.PresChloris alberti RegelChloris barbata subsp. decora (Steud.) Benth.Chloris barbata subsp. meccana (Hochst. ex Steud.) Asch. & Schweinf.Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth.Chloris barbata var. meccana (Hochst. & Steud. ex Schltdl.) Asch. & Schweinf.Chloris brachystachys AnderssonChloris caudata Trin.Chloris caudata Trin. ex BungeChloris compressa DC.Chloris decora NeesChloris decora Nees ex Steud.Chloris elegans KunthChloris gabrielae DominChloris madagascariensis Steud.Chloris meccana Hochst.Chloris meccana Hochst. & Steud. ex Schltdl.Chloris meccana Hochst. ex Steud.Chloris multiradiata Hochst.Chloris notocoma Hochst.Chloris penicillata (Vahl) Pers.Chloris penicillata JanChloris penicillata Jan ex Trin.Chloris penicillata Willd.Chloris penicillata Willd. ex Steud.Chloris polydactyla P.DurandChloris polydactyla subsp. multiradiata (Hochst.) Chiov.Chloris pubescens Lag.Chloris pulchra Schumach.Chloris rogeonii A.Chev.Chloris tetrastachys Hack.Chloris tetrastachys Hack. ex Hook.f.Chloris tibestica QuézelChloris virgata subsp. elegans (Kunth) StapfChloris virgata var. elegans (Kunth) StapfCynosurus penicillatus VahlEleusine penicillata (Vahl) Spreng.Heterolepis elegans Ehrenb.Heterolepis elegans Ehrenb. ex Boiss.Rabdochloa virgata (Sw.) P.Beauv.Rhabdochloa virgata (Sw.) P.Beauv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier396063-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.