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 frumentacea Link
Indexed scientific synonyms
? edule Hitchc.Echinochloa colona subsp. frumentacea (Link) Ridl.Echinochloa colona var. frumentacea (Link) Ridl.Echinochloa colonum subsp. edulis (Honda) Banfi & GalassoEchinochloa colonum var. frumentacea (Link) Ridl.Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. edulis A.S.Hitchc.Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. edulis HondaEchinochloa crus-galli subsp. frumentacea (Link) W.WightEchinochloa crus-galli subsp. frumentacea W.F.WrightEchinochloa crus-galli var. edulis Hitchc.Echinochloa crus-galli var. edulis HondaEchinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea (Link) E.G.Camus & A.CamusEchinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea (Link) W.F.WrightEchinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea (Link) W.WightEchinochloa glabrescens subsp. barbata KossenkoEchinochloa glabrescens var. barbata KossenkoEchinochloa glabrescens var. glabra KossenkoEchinochloa glabrescens var. pilosa KossenkoOplismenus frumentaceus (Link) KunthPanicum crus-galli subsp. edule (Hitchc.) Makino & NemotoPanicum crus-galli subsp. frumentacea (Link) TrimenPanicum crus-galli var. edule (Hitchc.) Thell.Panicum crus-galli var. edule (Hitchc.) Thell. ex de Lesd.Panicum crus-galli var. edule Makino & NemotoPanicum crus-galli var. edulis (Hitchc.) Makino & NemotoPanicum crus-galli var. frumentacea (Link) TrimenPanicum frumentaceum Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier30158481-2
Use codesAF GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL
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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.