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
GenusDichanthelium
Scientific name with authorshipDichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chasea dichotoma (L.) Nieuwl.Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. nitidum (Lam.) Freckmann & LelongDichanthelium dichotomum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Mohlenbr.Dichanthelium dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) LeBlondDichanthelium nitidum (Lam.) Mohlenbr.Panicum angustifolium LecontePanicum angustifolium Leconte ex Torr.Panicum barbatum LecontePanicum barbatum Leconte ex Torr.Panicum barbulatum Elliott, 1816Panicum barbulatum Michx.Panicum clivum SohnsPanicum curtivaginum AshePanicum deustum Brickell & EnslinPanicum deustum Brickell & Enslin ex Muhl.Panicum dichotomum L.Panicum dichotomum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Alph.WoodPanicum dichotomum var. commune S.Watson & J.M.Coult.Panicum dichotomum var. divaricatum VaseyPanicum dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) Alph.WoodPanicum dichotomum var. nodiflorum (Lam.) Griseb.Panicum dichotomum var. viride VaseyPanicum dumus Desv.Panicum flexuosum Scribn. & Merr.Panicum gravius Hitchc. & ChasePanicum heterophyllum Muhl.Panicum mattamuskeetense var. mattamuskeetensePanicum muhlenbergianum Schult.Panicum multirameum Scribn.Panicum nitidum Lam.Panicum nitidum var. barbatum Torr.Panicum nitidum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Chapm.Panicum nitidum var. glabriusculum DöllPanicum nitidum var. gracile E.Fourn.Panicum nitidum var. nitidumPanicum nitidum var. pauciflorum BrittonPanicum nitidum var. viride (Vasey) BrittonPanicum nodiflorum Lam.Panicum parvulum Scribn. & Merr.Panicum pubescens var. barbulatum (Michx.) BrittonPanicum pubescens var. longipilium Desv.Panicum ramulosum Michx.Panicum ramulosum var. viride (Vasey) PorterPanicum subbarbulatum Scribn. & Merr.Panicum taxodiorum AshePanicum tremulum Spreng.Panicum triticeum Willd.Panicum triticeum Willd. ex Spreng.
Documented use categories
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 identifier79351-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.