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
GenusLeersia
Scientific name with authorshipLeersia hexandra Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asprella australis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.Asprella brasiliensis (Spreng.) Schult.Asprella hexandra (Sw.) P.Beauv.Asprella hexandra (Sw.) Roem. & Schult.Asprella mexicana (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.Asprella purpurea BojerBlepharochloa ciliata Endl.Homalocenchrus gouinii (E.Fourn.) KuntzeHomalocenchrus hexander (Sw.) KuntzeHomalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) KuntzeHygroryza ciliata (Retz.) Steud.Leersia abyssinica Hochst.Leersia abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.Leersia aegyptiaca Fig. & De Not.Leersia australis R.Br.Leersia brasiliensis Spreng.Leersia capensis C.Muell.Leersia capensis Müll.Berol.Leersia capensis Müll.Hal.Leersia ciliaris Griff.Leersia ciliata (Retz.) Roxb.Leersia compressa A.Chev.Leersia contracta NeesLeersia dubia F.Aresch.Leersia elongata Willd.Leersia elongata Willd. ex Trin.Leersia ferox Fig. & De Not.Leersia glaberrima Trin.Leersia gouini Fournet ex Hemsl.Leersia gouinii E.Fourn.Leersia gracilis Willd.Leersia gracilis Willd. ex Trin.Leersia griffithiana C.Muell.Leersia griffithiana Müll.Berol.Leersia griffithiana Müll.Hal.Leersia hexandra subsp. hexandraLeersia luzonensis J.PreslLeersia mauritanica Salzm.Leersia mauritanica Salzm. ex Trin.Leersia mauritiaca Salzm.Leersia mauritiaca Salzm. ex Trin.Leersia mexicana KunthLeersia parviflora Desv.Leersia triniana SieberLeersia triniana Sieber ex Trin.Oryza australis R.Br.Oryza australis R.Br. ex Schweinf.Oryza hexandra (Sw.) DöllOryza hexandra var. hexandraOryza mexicana (Kunth) DöllPharus ciliatus Retz.Pseudoryza ciliata (Retz.) Griff.Turraya napalensis Wall.Turraya napaulensis Wall.Zizania ciliata (Retz.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier137026-2
Use codesAF EU GS MA ME
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.