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
GenusDigitaria
Scientific name with authorshipDigitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis lenta AitonAgrostis triracemosa Roxb.Agrostis triracemosa Roxb. ex Hook.f.Anastrophus nematanthus Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks.Digitaria corradii Chiov.Digitaria curvipes MezDigitaria eriolepis HenrardDigitaria filiculmis (Nees ex Miq.) OhwiDigitaria flexilis HenrardDigitaria friesii Pilg.Digitaria hatusimae OhwiDigitaria longiflora subsp. elatior Hack.Digitaria longiflora subsp. elatior Hack. ex HenrardDigitaria longiflora subsp. prorepens HenrardDigitaria longiflora var. elatior Hack.Digitaria longiflora var. elatior Hack. ex HenrardDigitaria longiflora var. prorepens HenrardDigitaria malesiae OhwiDigitaria oblongo-ovata OhwiDigitaria preslii (Kunth) HenrardDigitaria preslii subsp. glabrata HenrardDigitaria preslii var. glabrata HenrardDigitaria propinqua (R.Br.) P.Beauv.Digitaria pseudodurva var. minus (Nees) Miq.Digitaria roxburghii Spreng.Digitaria speciosa HenrardDigitaria tenuiflora (R.Br.) P.Beauv.Milium filiforme Roxb.Milium radiatum RottlerMilium radiatum Rottler ex Hook.f.Milium triracemosum Roxb.Milium triracemosum Roxb. ex Hook.f.Panicum longiflorum (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.Panicum longiflorum (Retz.) J.G.Gmel.Panicum parvulum Trin.Panicum propinquum R.Br.Panicum pseudodurva subsp. gracillimum NeesPanicum pseudodurva subsp. minus NeesPanicum pseudodurva var. gracillimum NeesPanicum pseudodurva var. minus NeesPanicum tenuiflorum R.Br.Paspalum argenteum VanderystPaspalum bifarium Edgew.Paspalum brevifolium FlüggéPaspalum brevifolium subsp. propinquum (R.Br.) Benth.Paspalum brevifolium var. propinquum (R.Br.) Benth.Paspalum filiculme NeesPaspalum filiculme Nees ex Miq.Paspalum longiflorum Retz.Paspalum nematodes Schult.Paspalum nematoides Schult.Paspalum preslii KunthPaspalum pubescens J.PreslSyntherisma longiflora (Retz.) SkeelsSyntherisma pubescens Scribn.Vilfa lenta (Aiton) P.Beauv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative
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 identifier398933-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.