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
GenusChrysopogon
Scientific name with authorshipChrysopogon gryllus (L.) Trin.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon echinulatus (Nees) Steud.Andropogon glabratus (Trin.) Steud.Andropogon gryllus L.Andropogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Hack.Andropogon gryllus subsp. glabratus (Trin.) Hack.Andropogon gryllus var. aureus HegiAndropogon paniculatus Lam.Andropogon royleanus Steud.Apluda gryllus (L.) P.Beauv.Apluda gryllus (L.) P.Beauv. ex C.Presl, 1820Chloris gryllus (L.) Honck.Chrysopogon aciculatus var. echinulatus (Nees) S.K.JainChrysopogon echinulatus (Nees) W.WatsonChrysopogon glabratus Trin.Chrysopogon gryllus f. flavescens (Schur) SoóChrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) CopeChrysopogon gryllus subsp. glabratus (Trin.) TzvelevChrysopogon gryllus var. aureus (Hegi) GhisaChrysopogon royleanus (Steud.) W.WatsonChrysopogon verticillatus St.-Lag.Diectomis gryllus (L.) P.Beauv., 1812Holcus gryllus (L.) R.Br.Pollinia gryllus (L.) Spreng.Pollinia gryllus f. flavescens SchurPollinia gryllus var. flavescens SchurRhaphis echinulata NeesRhaphis gryllus (L.) Desv.Rhaphis gryllus (L.) Trin.Rhaphis royleana (Steud.) B.D.Jacks.Sorghum gryllus (L.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier396147-1
Use codesAF EU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL
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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.