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
GenusIsachne
Scientific name with authorshipIsachne globosa (Thunb.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis globosa (Thunb.) Poir.Aira ischaemoides K.D.KoenigAira ischaemoides K.D.Koenig ex KunthAira ischoemoides J.KoenigAira ischoemoides J.Koenig ex KunthAira violacea Willd.Aira violacea Willd. ex Steud.Eriochloa globosa (Thunb.) KunthEriochloa japonica Steud.Helopus globosus (Thunb.) Steud.Isachne adstans (Steud.) Miq.Isachne altissima DebeauxIsachne atrovirens (Trin.) Trin.Isachne australis R.Br.Isachne australis subsp. effusa Trin.Isachne australis subsp. effusa Trin. ex Hook.f.Isachne australis var. effusa Trin.Isachne australis var. effusa Trin. ex Hook.f.Isachne dispar Trin.Isachne dispar subsp. villosa C.E.C.Fisch.Isachne dispar var. villosa C.E.C.Fisch.Isachne globosa subsp. brevispicula OhwiIsachne globosa subsp. compacta W.Z.FangIsachne globosa subsp. compacta W.Z.Fang ex S.L.ChenIsachne globosa subsp. daviumbuensis JansenIsachne globosa subsp. effusa (Trin. ex Hook.f.) SenaratnaIsachne globosa subsp. obscura (Buse) HenrardIsachne globosa var. brevispicula OhwiIsachne globosa var. ciliaris OhwiIsachne globosa var. compacta W.Z.FangIsachne globosa var. compacta W.Z.Fang ex S.L.ChenIsachne globosa var. daviumbuensis JansenIsachne globosa var. globosaIsachne globosa var. obscura (Buse) HenrardIsachne heterantha HayataIsachne javana NeesIsachne javana Nees ex Miq.Isachne javana Nees ex Steud.Isachne lepidota (Steud.) Walp.Isachne lutaria SantosIsachne meneritana var. dispar (Trin.) F.N.WilliamsIsachne meneritana var. dispar (Trin.) N.H.WilliamsIsachne miliacea RothIsachne miliacea Roth ex Roem. & Schult.Isachne miliacea subsp. javanica (Buse) HenrardIsachne miliacea subsp. madurensis JansenIsachne miliacea subsp. obscura BuseIsachne miliacea subsp. ovalifolia JansenIsachne miliacea subsp. stricta Ridl.Isachne miliacea var. dispar (Trin.) Hack.Isachne miliacea var. obscura BuseIsachne miliacea var. stricta Ridl.Isachne miliaceae Roth, 1821Isachne minutula subsp. javanica BuseIsachne muricata NeesIsachne muricata Nees ex Steud.Isachne nodibarbata (Hochst. ex Steud.) HenrardIsachne ponapensis Hosok.Isachne virgata NeesIsachne virgata Nees ex Steud.Milium globosum Thunb.Panicum adstans Steud.Panicum antipodum Spreng.Panicum antipodum var. atrovirens (Trin.) Trin.Panicum atrovirens Trin.Panicum australe (R.Br.) RaspailPanicum batavicum Steud.Panicum benjamini Steud.Panicum dispar (Trin.) Steud.Panicum dispar (Trin.) Trin.Panicum lepidotum Steud.Panicum nodibarbatum Hochst.Panicum nodibarbatum Hochst. ex Steud.Panicum violaceum KleinPanicum violaceum Klein ex Thiele
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier405963-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.