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
GenusLophatherum
Scientific name with authorshipLophatherum gracile Brongn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acroelytrum japonicum Steud.Acroelytrum urvillei (Steud.) Steud.Acroelytrum urvillei (Steud.) Steud. ex Miq.Allelotheca urvillei Steud.Lophatherum annulatum Franch. & Sav.Lophatherum dubium Steud.Lophatherum elatum Zoll. & MoritziLophatherum elatum Zoll. & Moritzi ex Steud.Lophatherum gracile f. annulatum (Franch. & Sav.) T.KoyamaLophatherum gracile f. elatum (Zoll. & Moritzi ex Steud.) T.KoyamaLophatherum gracile f. musashiense (Hiyama) T.KoyamaLophatherum gracile f. pilosulum (Steud.) T.KoyamaLophatherum gracile subsp. annulatum (Franch. & Sav.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile subsp. cochinchinense A.CamusLophatherum gracile subsp. elatum (Steud.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile subsp. intermedium A.CamusLophatherum gracile subsp. musashiense (Hiyama) T.KoyamaLophatherum gracile subsp. pilosulum (Steud.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile subsp. pilosum A.CamusLophatherum gracile subsp. zeylanicum (Hook.f.) BorLophatherum gracile var. annulatum (Franch. & Sav.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile var. cochinchinense A.CamusLophatherum gracile var. elatum (Zoll. & Moritzi ex Steud.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile var. gracileLophatherum gracile var. intermedium A.CamusLophatherum gracile var. musashiense HiyamaLophatherum gracile var. pilosulum (Steud.) Hack.Lophatherum gracile var. pilosum A.CamusLophatherum humile Miq.Lophatherum japonicum (Steud.) Steud.Lophatherum lehmannii NeesLophatherum lehmannii Nees ex Steud.Lophatherum multiflorum Steud.Lophatherum pilosulum Steud.Lophatherum zeylanicum Hook.f.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Social 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 identifier407535-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.