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
GenusEragrostis
Scientific name with authorshipEragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Briza caroliniana WalterBriza eragrostis L.Briza eragrostis var. megastachya GareizoBriza major L.Briza major L. ex KunthBriza megastachya (Koeler) hort.Briza megastachya (Koeler) hort. ex Roem. & Schult.Briza megastachya Steud.Briza oblonga MoenchBriza purpurascens Muhl.Calotheca purpurascens (Muhl.) Spreng.Eragrostis argentina Jedwabn.Eragrostis articulata De Wild.Eragrostis articulata DeWild.Eragrostis cilianensis (Bellardi) MosherEragrostis cilianensis (Bellardi) VignoloEragrostis cilianensis f. leersioides (C.Presl) MaireEragrostis cilianensis f. megastachya (Koeler) Maire & WeillerEragrostis cilianensis subsp. major (Beck) Maire & WeillerEragrostis cilianensis subsp. megastachya (Koeler) Maire & WeillerEragrostis cilianensis subsp. starosselskyi (Grossh.) Dobignard & PortalEragrostis cilianensis subsp. starosselskyi (Grossh.) TzvelevEragrostis cilianensis subsp. subbiloba (Chiov.) Dobignard & PortalEragrostis cilianensis subsp. thyrsiflora (Willk.) H.Scholz & ValdésEragrostis cilianensis var. cilianensisEragrostis cilianensis var. leersioides (C.Presl) MaireEragrostis cilianensis var. major (Beck) MaireEragrostis cilianensis var. minoroides P.Monts.Eragrostis cilianensis var. starosselskyi (Grossh.) Dobignard & PortalEragrostis cilianensis var. subbiloba (Chiov.) Dobignard & PortalEragrostis cilianensis var. thyrsiflora (Willk.) Dobignard & PortalEragrostis costata B.L.TurnerEragrostis costata F.TurnerEragrostis eragrostis (L.) Blatt. & McCannEragrostis eragrostis (L.) MacMill.Eragrostis eragrostis subsp. megastachya (Koeler) Farw.Eragrostis eragrostis var. megastachya (Koeler) Farw.Eragrostis flexuosa Steud.Eragrostis leersioides (C.Presl) Guss.Eragrostis leersioides (C.Presl) Steud.Eragrostis leersioides var. leersioidesEragrostis major HostEragrostis major subsp. subbiloba (Chiov.) Chiov.Eragrostis major var. conferta Ten.Eragrostis major var. subbiloba (Chiov.) Chiov.Eragrostis megalostachya (Koeler) St.-Lag.Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) LinkEragrostis megastachya f. nana Lorentz & Niederl.Eragrostis megastachya f. thessalonica CharrelEragrostis megastachya subsp. cilianensis (All.) Asch. & Graebn.Eragrostis megastachya subsp. compacta (Regel) KrylovEragrostis megastachya subsp. nana Lorentz & Niederl.Eragrostis megastachya subsp. thyrsiflora Willk. & LangeEragrostis megastachya var. acutiuscula Hack.Eragrostis megastachya var. cilianensis (All.) Asch. & Graebn.Eragrostis megastachya var. compacta (Regel) KrylovEragrostis megastachya var. densiflora (Guss.) Guss.Eragrostis megastachya var. elongata Sennen & PauEragrostis megastachya var. leersioides (C.Presl) Pant.Eragrostis megastachya var. microstachya Coss., Germ. & Wedd.Eragrostis megastachya var. multiflora RozevicEragrostis megastachya var. parvispicula Reyn.Eragrostis megastachya var. paucispicula A.Reyn.Eragrostis megastachya var. thyrsiflora Willk.Eragrostis megastachya var. verrucosa Schltdl.Eragrostis minor subsp. major BeckEragrostis minor subsp. megastycha (Koeler) Burtt DavyEragrostis minor var. major BeckEragrostis minor var. megastachya (A.Gray) Jeps., 1901Eragrostis minor var. megastachya (Koeler) Burtt DavyEragrostis minor var. megastycha (Koeler) Burtt DavyEragrostis monodii A.CamusEragrostis multiflora f. violacea N.Terracc.Eragrostis multiflora f. violacea N.Terracc. ex Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. cilianensis (All.) MaireEragrostis multiflora subsp. glandulifera Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. insularis Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. leersioides (C.Presl) K.Richt.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. subbiloba Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. violacea N.Terrac.Eragrostis multiflora subsp. violacea N.Terrac. ex Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora var. cilianensis (All.) MaireEragrostis multiflora var. glandulifera Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora var. insularis A.Terracc.Eragrostis multiflora var. insularis Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora var. leersioides (C.Presl) Richt.Eragrostis multiflora var. subbiloba Chiov.Eragrostis multiflora var. triticea (C.Presl) Richt.Eragrostis multiglandulosa H.ScholzEragrostis oblonga Baumg.Eragrostis pappiana subsp. insularis (Chiov.) MatteiEragrostis pappiana var. insularis (Chiov.) MatteiEragrostis pappiana var. insularis TerraccianoEragrostis pappiana var. insularis Terracciano ex Chiov.Eragrostis pappii Gand.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. leersioides (C.Presl) K.Richt.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. triticea (C.Presl) K.Richt.Eragrostis poaeoides var. compacta Regel, 1868Eragrostis poaeoides var. major (Host) Neilr., 1859Eragrostis poaeoides var. megastachya (Koeler) A.Gray
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier1104599-2
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.