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
GenusElionurus
Scientific name with authorshipElionurus muticus (Spreng.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anatherum megapotamicum Spreng.Andropogon adustus Trin.Andropogon caespitosus A.Rich.Andropogon candidus Trin.Andropogon chlorostachys Trin.Andropogon dubius K.KochAndropogon dubius KunthAndropogon latiflorus NeesAndropogon latiflorus Nees ex Steud.Andropogon rostratus Trin.Andropogon tenuifolius Steud.Andropogon thymiodorus Steud.Elionurus adustus (Trin.) EkmanElionurus adustus var. adustusElionurus adustus var. calvescens (Hack.) HickenElionurus argenteus NeesElionurus argenteus var. argenteusElionurus argenteus var. caespitosus (A.Rich.) Hack.Elionurus argenteus var. genuinus Hack.Elionurus argenteus var. thymiodorus (Nees) StapfElionurus barbiculmis var. barbiculmisElionurus candidus (Trin.) Hack.Elionurus candidus var. bisetosis Hack. & Lindm.Elionurus candidus var. bisetosus Hack.Elionurus candidus var. bisetosus Hack. ex Lindm.Elionurus candidus var. candidusElionurus candidus var. latiflorus (Nees ex Steud.) RobertyElionurus chevalieri StapfElionurus ciliaris NeesElionurus glaber E.PhillipsElionurus glaber var. glaberElionurus glaber var. villosus E.PhillipsElionurus gobariensis VanderystElionurus latiflorus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.Elionurus latiflorus (Nees ex Steud.) NeesElionurus latiflorus (Nees ex Steud.) Nees ex Steud.Elionurus latiflorus var. adustus (Trin.) Hack.Elionurus latiflorus var. calvescens Hack.Elionurus latiflorus var. genuinus Hack.Elionurus latiflorus var. gracilescens Hack.Elionurus latiflorus var. latiflorusElionurus latiflorus var. pectinatus Hack.Elionurus marunguensis J.Duvign.Elionurus marunguensis P.A.Duvign.Elionurus megapotamicus (Spreng.) HerterElionurus muticus var. calvescens (Hack.) Hack.Elionurus muticus var. calvescens (Hack.) Hack. ex KunzeElionurus muticus var. calvescens (Hack.) KuntzeElionurus muticus var. gracilescens (Hack.) KuntzeElionurus muticus var. muticusElionurus pretoriensis E.PhillipsElionurus prostratus KunthElionurus rostratus Burm.Elionurus rostratus NeesElionurus thymiodorus NeesElionurus viridulus Hack.Elionurus viridulus Hack. ex Stuck.Elyonurus adustus (Trin.) EkmanElyonurus argenteus NeesElyonurus candidus (Trin.) Hack.Elyonurus candidus var. bisetosus Hack. & Lindm.Elyonurus candidus var. candidusElyonurus glaber E.PhillipsElyonurus latiflorus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.Elyonurus megapotamicus (Spreng.) HerterElyonurus muticus (Spreng.) KuntzeElyonurus planifolius RenvoizeElyonurus rostratus NeesLycurus muticus Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
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 identifier90411-2
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.