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
GenusEchinochloa
Scientific name with authorshipEchinochloa colonum (L.) Link
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachiaria longifolia GilliChamaeraphis brachiariiformis (Steud.) KuntzeDigitaria cuspidata (Roxb.) Schult.Echinochloa colona f. vivipara BeetleEchinochloa colona f. zonalis (Guss.) WiegandEchinochloa colona subsp. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cufod.Echinochloa colona subsp. glauca (Sickenb.) SimpsonEchinochloa colona subsp. leiantha Boiss.Echinochloa colona subsp. repens (Sickenb.) SimpsonEchinochloa colona subsp. viviparum BeetleEchinochloa colona subsp. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Stand.Echinochloa colona var. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cufod.Echinochloa colona var. glauca (Sickenb.) SimpsonEchinochloa colona var. glomerulosa Lojac., 1909Echinochloa colona var. leiantha Boiss.Echinochloa colona var. repens (Sickenb.) SimpsonEchinochloa colona var. zonale (Guss.) Wooton & Stanley, 1912Echinochloa colona var. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Standl.Echinochloa colonum f. vivipara BeetleEchinochloa colonum f. zonalis (Guss.) WiegandEchinochloa colonum var. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cufod.Echinochloa colonum var. glauca (Sickenb.) N.D.SimpsonEchinochloa colonum var. glomerulosa Lojac.Echinochloa colonum var. leiantha Boiss.Echinochloa colonum var. repens (Sickenb.) N.D.SimpsonEchinochloa colonum var. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Standl.Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. colonum (L.) HondaEchinochloa crus-galli var. longiseta (Trin.) HaraEchinochloa divaricata AnderssonEchinochloa equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb.Echinochloa subverticillata Pilg.Echinochloa zonalis (Guss.) Parl.Milium colonum (L.) KunthMilium colonum (L.) MoenchOplismenus colonum (L.) KunthOplismenus colonum var. zonalis (Guss.) Schrad.Oplismenus colonus subsp. zonalis (Guss.) Schrad.Oplismenus colonus var. colonusOplismenus colonus var. zonalis (Guss.) Schrad.Oplismenus crus-galli subsp. colonus (L.) Coss. & DurieuOplismenus crus-galli var. colonum (L.) Coss. & DurieuOplismenus cuspidatus (Roxb.) KunthOplismenus daltonii (Parl. ex Webb) J.A.SchmidtOplismenus margaritaceus (Link) KunthOplismenus muticus Phil.Oplismenus pseudocolonus (Roth) KunthOplismenus repens J.PreslOplismenus zonalis (Guss.) J.Woods, 1850Orthopogon dichotomus LlanosOrthopogon subverticillatus LlanosPanicum aegyptiacum GouanPanicum brachiariaeforme Steud.Panicum brachiariiforme Steud.Panicum brizoides L.Panicum caesium Hook. & Arn.Panicum colonum L.Panicum colonum f. maculatum Arechav.Panicum colonum subsp. angustatum PeterPanicum colonum subsp. atroviolaceum Hack.Panicum colonum subsp. equitans (A.Rich.) T.Durand & SchinzPanicum colonum subsp. glaucum Sickenb.Panicum colonum subsp. humile NeesPanicum colonum subsp. maculatum Arechav.Panicum colonum subsp. repens Sickenb.Panicum colonum subsp. zonale (Guss.) DeweyPanicum colonum var. angustatum PeterPanicum colonum var. atroviolaceum Hack.Panicum colonum var. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) T.Durand & SchinzPanicum colonum var. glaucum Sickenb.Panicum colonum var. haematodes (C.Presl) Richt.Panicum colonum var. humile NeesPanicum colonum var. pseudocolonum (Roth) NeesPanicum colonum var. pseudocolonum (Roth) Steud.Panicum colonum var. repens Sickenb.Panicum colonum var. zonale (Guss.) L.H.DeweyPanicum crus-galli subsp. colonum (L.) K.Richt.Panicum crus-galli subsp. colonum (L.) Makino & NemotoPanicum crus-galli subsp. colonum (L.) Trab.Panicum crus-galli subsp. minor ThwaitesPanicum crus-galli subsp. minusPanicum crus-galli var. colonum (L.) FioriPanicum crus-galli var. colonum Coss.Panicum crus-galli var. colonum Coss. ex RichterPanicum crus-galli var. minor ThwaitesPanicum crus-galli var. minus ThwaitesPanicum cumingianum Steud.Panicum cuspidatum Roxb.Panicum daltonii Parl.Panicum daltonii Parl. ex WebbPanicum echinochloa T.Durand & SchinzPanicum equitans Hochst.Panicum equitans Hochst. ex A.Rich.Panicum equitans f. aquaticum Chiov.Panicum equitans f. terrestris Chiov.Panicum equitans subsp. aquaticum Chiov.Panicum equitans subsp. terrestris Chiov.Panicum flaccidum J.KoenigPanicum flaccidum J.Koenig ex Hook.f.Panicum geniculatum Forssk.Panicum geniculatum Forssk. ex Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier399655-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.