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 violascens Link
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitaria bogoriensis OhwiDigitaria caespitosa Ridl.Digitaria chinensis (Nees) A.CamusDigitaria digitata BuseDigitaria fusca (J.Presl) Merr.Digitaria ischaemum f. lasiophylla (Honda) HiyamaDigitaria ischaemum subsp. asiatica OhwiDigitaria ischaemum subsp. intersita OhwiDigitaria ischaemum subsp. lasiophylla (Honda) OhwiDigitaria ischaemum subsp. violascens (Link) RadfordDigitaria ischaemum var. asiatica OhwiDigitaria ischaemum var. intersita OhwiDigitaria ischaemum var. lasiophylla (Honda) HiyamaDigitaria ischaemum var. lasiophylla (Honda) OhwiDigitaria ischaemum var. violascens (Link) RadfordDigitaria pertenuis BuseDigitaria pertenuis subsp. glabra (Boerl.) OhwiDigitaria pertenuis var. glabra (Boerl.) OhwiDigitaria pseudodurva NeesDigitaria pseudodurva Nees ex Schltdl.Digitaria recta HughesDigitaria ropalotricha subsp. villosa (Keng) TuyamaDigitaria ropalotricha var. villosa (Keng) TuyamaDigitaria thwaitesii subsp. tonkinensis HenrardDigitaria thwaitesii var. tonkinensis HenrardDigitaria violascens subsp. intersita (Ohwi) OhwiDigitaria violascens subsp. lasiophylla (Honda) TuyamaDigitaria violascens subsp. villosa KengDigitaria violascens var. intersita (Ohwi) OhwiDigitaria violascens var. lasiophylla (Honda) TuyamaDigitaria violascens var. villosa KengPanicum digitatum (Buse) Hook.f.Panicum digitatum (Buse) Hook.f. ex Koord.Panicum fuscum C.Presl ex DöllPanicum pertenue (Buse) Boerl.Panicum pertenue subsp. glabrum Boerl.Panicum pertenue var. glabrum Boerl.Panicum pseudo-ischaemum subsp. elongatum Boerl.Panicum pseudodurva NeesPanicum pseudodurva subsp. majus NeesPanicum pseudodurva var. majus NeesPanicum pseudoischaemum var. elongatum Boerl.Panicum steudelianum DominPanicum violascens (Link) KunthPanicum violascens subsp. glabrescens DöllPanicum violascens subsp. remotiusculum DöllPanicum violascens var. glabrescens DöllPanicum violascens var. remotiusculum DöllPaspalum chinense NeesPaspalum chinense Nees ex Hook. & Arn.Paspalum chinensis NeesPaspalum fasciculatum LlanosPaspalum fuscum J.PreslPaspalum minutiflorum Steud.Paspalum pertenue (Buse) BackerPaspalum pseudodurva Nees ex BakerReimaria purpurascens LinkSyntherisma chinense (Nees) Hitchc.Syntherisma chinensis (Nees) Hitchc.Syntherisma fusca (J.Presl) Scribn.Syntherisma helleri NashSyntherisma ischaemum subsp. lasiophylla HondaSyntherisma ischaemum var. lasiophylla HondaSyntherisma violascens (Link) Nash
Documented use categories
Animal food
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 identifier399226-1
Use codesAF GS
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.