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 viscosa (Retz.) Trin.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cynodon amabilis (L.) RaspailEragrostis amabilis (L.) Kuntze, 1891Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees, 1838Eragrostis amabilis subsp. breviculmis StapfEragrostis amabilis subsp. duriuscula K.Schum.Eragrostis amabilis subsp. insularis (C.E.Hubb.) P.Umam. & P.DanielEragrostis amabilis subsp. peramangalamensis P.Umam. & P.DanielEragrostis amabilis subsp. tenella (L.) A.CamusEragrostis amabilis subsp. varia KuntzeEragrostis ciliaris subsp. patens Chapm.Eragrostis ciliaris subsp. patens Chapm. ex BealEragrostis hirsutissima PeterEragrostis mangalorica Hochst.Eragrostis mangalorica Hochst. ex Miq.Eragrostis retinorrhoea Steud.Eragrostis strigosa AnderssonEragrostis tenella subsp. breviglumis StapfEragrostis tenella subsp. insularis C.E.Hubb.Eragrostis tenella subsp. koenigii KuntzeEragrostis tenella var. breviculmis StapfEragrostis tenella var. viscosa (Retz.) StapfEragrostis terebinthacea KurzEragrostis terebinthacea Kurz ex StapfEragrostis transvaalensis Gand.Eragrostis viscosa var. pilosissima (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hochst.Eragrostis warmingii Hack.Erochloe amabilis Raf.Erochloe amabilis Raf. ex B.D.JacksMegastachya amabilis (L.) P.Beauv.Poa amabilis L.Poa glutinosa Roxb.Poa glutinosa Roxb. ex StapfPoa viscosa Retz.Poa viscosa var. pilosissima Hochst.Poa viscosa var. pilosissima Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier401703-1
Use codesAF EU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful 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.