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
GenusDactyloctenium
Scientific name with authorshipDactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? aegyptiaca L.Aegilops saccharina WalterCenchrus aegyptius P.Beauv.Cenchrus mucronatus Pers.Cenchrus mucronatus Pers. ex Steud.Chloris guineensis Schumach.Chloris mucronata Michx.Chloris prostrata (Willd.) Poir.Chloris prostrata (Willd.) Poir. ex Roem. & Schult.Ctenium nukaviense Steud.Ctenium nukaviense Steud. ex Jard.Cynosurus aegyptiacus LinkCynosurus aegypticus L.Cynosurus aegyptius L.Cynosurus carolinianus Willd.Cynosurus carolinianus Willd. ex Steud.Cynosurus cavara DillwynCynosurus ciliaris RottlerCynosurus ciliaris Rottler ex Hook.f.Cynosurus distachyos RottlerCynosurus distachyos Rottler ex Steud.Cynosurus macara Buch.-Ham.Cynosurus macara Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum Willd.Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P.Beauv.Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Richt.Dactyloctenium aegyptium f. viviparum BeetleDactyloctenium aegyptium subsp. mucronatum (Michx.) Schweinf.Dactyloctenium aegyptium subsp. viviparum BeetleDactyloctenium aegyptium var. mucronatum (Michx.) Schweinf.Dactyloctenium aegyptius subsp. mucronatum (Michx.) Lanza & MatteiDactyloctenium aegyptius var. mucronatum (Michx.) Lanza & MatteiDactyloctenium ciliare Chiov.Dactyloctenium distachyum Trin.Dactyloctenium figarei De Not.Dactyloctenium figarei DeNot.Dactyloctenium meridionale Ham.Dactyloctenium mpuetense De Wild.Dactyloctenium mpuetense DeWild.Dactyloctenium mucronatum (Michx.) Willd.Dactyloctenium mucronatum subsp. erectum E.Fourn.Dactyloctenium mucronatum var. erectum E.Fourn.Dactyloctenium prostratum Willd.Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf.Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Forsyth f.Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Pers.Eleusine aegyptia (L.) RobertyEleusine aegyptia (L.) Roxb.Eleusine aegyptia Raf.Eleusine aegyptiaca (L.) Desf.Eleusine aegyptiaca (L.) Roxb.Eleusine aegyptica (L.) Roxb.Eleusine ciliata Raf.Eleusine cruciata ElliottEleusine cruciata Lam.Eleusine egyptia Raf.Eleusine mucronata (Michx.) Hornem.Eleusine mucronata StokesEleusine pectinata MoenchEleusine prostrata Spreng.Rabdochloa mucronata (Michx.) P.Beauv.Syntherisma aegyptiaca Schult.Syntherisma aegyptiaca Schult. ex Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier397387-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.