Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDigitaria
Scientific name with authorshipDigitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitaria chinensis var. hirsuta OhwiDigitaria formosana RendleDigitaria formosana var. hirsuta (Honda) HenrardDigitaria propinqua Gaudich.Digitaria radicosa subsp. hirsuta (Ohwi) C.C.HsuDigitaria radicosa var. hirsuta (Ohwi) C.C.HsuDigitaria sanguinalis var. multinervis (Honda) Kitag.Digitaria sanguinalis var. timorensis (Kunth) HayataDigitaria tenuispica RendleDigitaria timorensis (Kunth) BalansaDigitaria timorensis subsp. kunthiana HenrardDigitaria timorensis subsp. timorensisDigitaria timorensis var. hirsuta (Ohwi) HenrardDigitaria timorensis var. timorensisPanicum formosanum (Rendle) Makino & NemotoPanicum formosanum var. hirsutum (Honda) Makino & NemotoPanicum radicosum J.PreslPanicum radicosum var. procerior Fern.-Vill.Panicum radicosum var. procerior J.PreslPanicum sanguinale var. multinerve (Honda) Makino & NemotoPanicum sanguinale var. timorense (Kunth) Hack.Panicum timorense KunthPaspalum sanguinale var. timorense (Kunth) A.CamusSpartina glabriuscula Hassk.Syntherisma formosana (Rendle) HondaSyntherisma formosana subsp. hirsuta (Honda) Masam. & YanagitaSyntherisma formosana var. hirsuta HondaSyntherisma formosanum subsp. hirsutum (Honda) Masam. & Yanagih.Syntherisma formosanum var. hirsutum HondaSyntherisma multinerve (Honda) HondaSyntherisma multinervis (Honda) HondaSyntherisma sanguinale var. multinerve HondaSyntherisma sanguinalis var. multinervis HondaSyntherisma tenuispica (Rendle) Keng
Documented use categories
Gene source
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 identifier399084-1
Use codesGS
Crop wild relativeYes
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