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
GenusCymbopogon
Scientific name with authorshipCymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon citrosus Steud.Andropogon confertiflorus Steud.Andropogon grandis NeesAndropogon grandis Nees ex Steud.Andropogon hamulatus NeesAndropogon hamulatus Nees ex Steud.Andropogon nardus L.Andropogon nardus subsp. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.Andropogon nardus subsp. luridus Hook.f.Andropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricus Hack.Andropogon nardus subsp. prolixus StapfAndropogon nardus subsp. validus StapfAndropogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) StapfAndropogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf ex BorAndropogon nardus var. luridus Hook.f.Andropogon nardus var. prolixus StapfAndropogon nardus var. validus StapfAndropogon nardus var. zeyheri Hack.Andropogon nilagiricus Hochst.Andropogon pseudohirtus Steud.Andropogon schoenanthus Benth.Andropogon thwaitesii Hook.f.Cymbopogon afronardus StapfCymbopogon claessensii RobynsCymbopogon confertiflorus (Steud.) StapfCymbopogon nardus subsp. confertiflorus (Steud.) BorCymbopogon nardus subsp. luridus (Hook.f.) N.Rama RaoCymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricus Hack.Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) BorCymbopogon nardus var. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) HainesCymbopogon nardus var. nardusCymbopogon prolixus (Stapf) E.PhillipsCymbopogon thwaitesii (Hook.f.) WillisCymbopogon validus (Stapf) StapfCymbopogon validus (Stapf) Stapf ex Burtt DavyCymbopogon validus subsp. lysocladus StapfCymbopogon validus var. lysocladus StapfCymbopogon virgatus StapfCymbopogon virgatus Stapf ex BorLagurus paniculatus Burm.f.Sorghum nardus (L.) KuntzeSorghum nardus var. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier396972-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.