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
GenusEleusine
Scientific name with authorshipEleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agropyron geminatum (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.Andropogon repens Schöpfer, 1854Chloris repens Steud.Cynodon indicus (L.) RaspailCynosurus ara Buch.-Ham.Cynosurus ara Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Cynosurus indicus L.Cynosurus pectinatus Lam.Eleusine distachya NeesEleusine distachya Trin.Eleusine distachya Trin. ex Steud.Eleusine distans LinkEleusine distans MoenchEleusine domingensis SieberEleusine domingensis Sieber ex Schult.Eleusine glabra Schumach.Eleusine gonantha SchrankEleusine gouinii E.Fourn.Eleusine gouinii E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Eleusine gracilis Salisb.Eleusine inaequalis E.Fourn.Eleusine inaequalis E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Eleusine indica subsp. major E.Fourn.Eleusine indica subsp. monostachya F.M.BaileyEleusine indica subsp. oligostachya HondaEleusine indica subsp. sandaensis VanderystEleusine indica var. major E.Fourn.Eleusine indica var. monostachya F.M.BaileyEleusine indica var. monostachys BaileyEleusine indica var. oligostachya HondaEleusine indica var. sandaensis VanderystEleusine japonica Steud.Eleusine macrosperma StokesEleusine marginata Lindl.Eleusine pectinata (Lam.) Lam.Eleusine polydactyla Steud.Eleusine rariflora Steud.Eleusine rigidifolia E.Fourn.Eleusine rigidifolia E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Eleusine scabra E.Fourn.Eleusine scabra E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Eleusine textilis Welw.Glensine marginata Lindl.Juncus loureiroana Schult. & Schult.f.Leptochloa pectinata (Lam.) KunthPaspalum dissectum Kniph.Poa spicata Willd.Poa spicata Willd. ex Steud.Triticum geminatum Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier74675-3
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.