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
GenusCynodon
Scientific name with authorshipCynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? hirsutissimus Litard. & MaireAgrostis bermudiana TussacAgrostis bermudiana Tussac ex KunthAgrostis filiformis J.KoenigAgrostis filiformis J.Koenig ex KunthAgrostis linearis Retz.Agrostis stellata Willd.Capriola dactylon (L.) Hitchc.Capriola dactylon (L.) KuntzeCapriola dactylon subsp. maritima (Kunth) Hitchc.Capriola dactylon var. maritima (Kunth) Hitchc.Chloris cynodon Trin.Chloris maritima Trin.Chloris paytensis Steud.Cynodon affinis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon aristiglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon aristulatus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon barberi f. longifolia JoinCynodon dactylon f. glabrescens (Beck) SoóCynodon dactylon f. major (Beck) SoóCynodon dactylon f. villosus (Regel) Roshev.Cynodon dactylon f. viviparus BeetleCynodon dactylon subsp. affinis (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) Romero ZarcoCynodon dactylon subsp. aridus J.R.Harlan & de WetCynodon dactylon subsp. biflorus MerinoCynodon dactylon subsp. densus HurcombeCynodon dactylon subsp. elegans RendleCynodon dactylon subsp. glabratus (Steud.) A.Chev.Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabratus (Steud.) Chiov.Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabrescens (Beck) SoóCynodon dactylon subsp. hirsutissimus (Litard. & Maire) MaireCynodon dactylon subsp. longiglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon dactylon subsp. major (Beck) SoóCynodon dactylon subsp. maritimus (Kunth) Hack.Cynodon dactylon subsp. nipponicus (Ohwi) T.KoyamaCynodon dactylon subsp. nipponicus OhwiCynodon dactylon subsp. pilosus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon dactylon subsp. pulchellus Benth.Cynodon dactylon subsp. septentrionalis (Asch. & Graebn.) RavarutCynodon dactylon subsp. septentrionalis Asch. & Graebn.Cynodon dactylon subsp. villosus (Grossh.) RegelCynodon dactylon subsp. villosus (Grossh.) Regel ex Roshev.Cynodon dactylon subsp. viviparus BeetleCynodon dactylon var. affinis (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) Romero ZarcoCynodon dactylon var. aridus J.R.Harlan & de WetCynodon dactylon var. biflorus MerinoCynodon dactylon var. densus HurcombeCynodon dactylon var. elegans RendleCynodon dactylon var. erectus Jansen & Wacht.Cynodon dactylon var. glabratus (Steud.) Chiov.Cynodon dactylon var. hirsutissimus (Litard. & Maire) MaireCynodon dactylon var. longiglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon dactylon var. maritimus (Kunth) Hack.Cynodon dactylon var. nipponicus OhwiCynodon dactylon var. parviglumis (Ohwi) Fosberg & SachetCynodon dactylon var. pilosus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon dactylon var. polevansii (Stent) J.R.Harlan & DeWetCynodon dactylon var. pulchellus Benth.Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus ParodiCynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus Pers.Cynodon dactylon var. septentrionalis (Asch. & Graebn.) RavarutCynodon dactylon var. septentrionalis Asch. & Graebn.Cynodon dactylon var. stellatus (Willd.) Steud.Cynodon dactylon var. stellatus (Willd.) T.Durand & SchinzCynodon dactylon var. villosus Grossh.Cynodon dactylon var. villosus RegelCynodon decipiens Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon distichloides Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon erectus J.PreslCynodon glabratus Steud.Cynodon grandispiculus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon hirsutissimus (Litard. & Maire) Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon iraquensis CaroCynodon laeviglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon linearis (Retz.) Willd.Cynodon maritimus KunthCynodon maritimus subsp. breviglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon maritimus subsp. grandispiculus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon maritimus subsp. vaginiflorus CaroCynodon maritimus var. breviglumis Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon maritimus var. grandispiculus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon maritimus var. vaginiflorus CaroCynodon mucronatus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon nitidus Caro & E.A.SánchezCynodon occidentalis Willd.Cynodon occidentalis Willd. ex Steud.Cynodon parviglumis OhwiCynodon pascuus NeesCynodon pedicellatus CaroCynodon polevansii StentCynodon portoricensis Willd.Cynodon portoricensis Willd. ex Steud.Cynodon repens DulacCynodon sarmentosus GrayCynodon scabrifolius CaroCynodon stellatus (Willd.) Willd.Cynodon tenuis Trin.Cynodon tenuis Trin. ex Spreng.Cynodon umbellatus (Lam.) CaroCynosurus dactylon (L.) Pers.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier397065-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO SU
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 AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.