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
GenusHeteropogon
Scientific name with authorshipHeteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon allionii DC.Andropogon austrocaledonicus Vieill.Andropogon bellardii BubaniAndropogon besukiensis Steud.Andropogon contortus L.Andropogon contortus subsp. allionii (DC.) Trab.Andropogon contortus subsp. glaber (Pers.) Hack.Andropogon contortus subsp. glaber K.Richt.Andropogon contortus var. allionii (DC.) Hack.Andropogon contortus var. breviaristatus SennenAndropogon contortus var. contortusAndropogon contortus var. glaber (Hack.) Hack.Andropogon contortus var. macroglumis Pilg.Andropogon contortus var. maroccanus MaireAndropogon firmus (J.Presl) KunthAndropogon glaber RaspailAndropogon hispidissimus Steud.Andropogon hohenackeri Hochst.Andropogon hohenackeri Hochst. ex Steud.Andropogon messanensis Biv.Andropogon messanensis Biv. ex Parl.Andropogon polystachyos Roxb.Andropogon polystachyus Nees, 1829Andropogon polystachyus Roxb., 1814Andropogon polystachyus St.-Lag., 1883Andropogon roxburghii Nees, 1843Andropogon secundus Griseb.Andropogon secundus Willd.Andropogon secundus Willd. ex NeesAndropogon tortus Clairv., 1811Heteropogon allionii (DC.) Roem. & Schult.Heteropogon allionii var. messanensis (Guss.) Lojac.Heteropogon allionii var. secundus (Willd. ex Nees) FioriHeteropogon besukiensis (Steud.) Miq.Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv., 1817Heteropogon contortus subsp. allionii (Roem. & Schult.) CuénodHeteropogon contortus subsp. glaber (Pers.) Hack.Heteropogon contortus subsp. hirtus (Pers.) Hack.Heteropogon contortus subsp. hispidissimus (Steud.) HondaHeteropogon contortus var. allionii (DC.) CuénodHeteropogon contortus var. contortusHeteropogon contortus var. distichus C.E.C.Fisch.Heteropogon contortus var. glaber Hack.Heteropogon contortus var. hirtus Hack.Heteropogon contortus var. hispidissimus (Hack.) M.R.AlmeidaHeteropogon contortus var. hispidissimus (Steud.) HondaHeteropogon contortus var. polystachyos (Roxb.) Deshp.Heteropogon fertilis B.S.Sun & S.WangHeteropogon firmus J.PreslHeteropogon fischerianus BorHeteropogon glaber Pers.Heteropogon glaber var. messanensis (Guss.) NymanHeteropogon hirsutus P.Beauv.Heteropogon hirtus Pers.Heteropogon hirtus subsp. glaber (Pers.) RendleHeteropogon hirtus var. glaber (Hack.) RendleHeteropogon hispidissimus Hochst.Heteropogon hispidissimus Hochst. ex Steud.Heteropogon hohenackeri Hochst.Heteropogon hohenackeri Hochst. ex Miq.Heteropogon messanensis (Biv.) Guss.Heteropogon polystachyos (Roxb.) Schult.Heteropogon polystachyus (Roxb.) Schult.Heteropogon roxburghii Arn.Heteropogon roxburghii Arn. ex NeesHolcus contortus (L.) Stuck.Holcus contortus var. secundus Hack.Holcus contortus var. secundus Hack. ex Stuck.Sorghum contortum (L.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier404772-1
Use codesAF EU IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.