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
GenusCyrtococcum
Scientific name with authorshipCyrtococcum patens (L.) A.Camus
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyrtococcum muricatum (Retz.) BorCyrtococcum patens subsp. schmidtii (Hack.) A.CamusCyrtococcum patens subsp. warburgii (Mez) ReederCyrtococcum patens var. patensCyrtococcum patens var. schmidtii (Hack.) A.CamusCyrtococcum patens var. warburgii (Mez) ReederCyrtococcum radicans (Retz.) StapfCyrtococcum schmidtii (Hack.) HenrardCyrtococcum warburgii (Mez) StapfPanicum carinatum var. procerius J.PreslPanicum gibbum Steud.Panicum muricatum Retz.Panicum obliquum RothPanicum obliquum Roth ex Roem. & Schult.Panicum patens L.Panicum patens subsp. parvulum Warb.Panicum patens subsp. parvulum Warb. ex Merr.Panicum patens subsp. warburgii (Mez) Hack.Panicum patens subsp. warburgii (Mez) Hack. ex Merr.Panicum patens var. parvulum Warb.Panicum patens var. parvulum Warb. ex Merr.Panicum patens var. warburgii (Mez) Hack.Panicum patens var. warburgii (Mez) Hack. ex Merr.Panicum radicans Retz.Panicum schmidtii Hack.Panicum warburgii Mez
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier397258-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.