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
GenusPanicum
Scientific name with authorshipPanicum miliaceum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Leptoloma miliacea (L.) SmythMilium esculentum MoenchMilium paniceum Mill.Milium panicum Mill.Panicum asperrimum Fisch.Panicum asperrimum Fisch. ex Jacq.Panicum densepilosum Steud.Panicum miliaceum subsp. aerugineum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. agricola H.Scholz & MikolášPanicum miliaceum subsp. anthracinum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. aquilum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. atrobrunneum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. coffeatum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. corsinum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. densobrunneum Agaf.Panicum miliaceum subsp. fuscum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. glaucum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. nicotianum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale (Kitag.) TzvelevPanicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale Kitag.Panicum miliaceum subsp. subvitellinotephrum Agaf.Panicum miliaceum subsp. virescens Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. aerugineum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. album Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. anthracinum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. aquilum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. atrobrunneum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. aureum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. cinereum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. coffeatum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. compactum Körn.Panicum miliaceum var. contractum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. corsinum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. densobrunneum Agaf.Panicum miliaceum var. effusum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. erectum LewickiPanicum miliaceum var. fuscum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. glaucum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. leucospermum N.H.F.Desp.Panicum miliaceum var. nicotianum Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum miliaceum var. nigrum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. nigrum Thuill.Panicum miliaceum var. nutans BeckPanicum miliaceum var. ruderale Kitag.Panicum miliaceum var. sanguineum Alef.Panicum miliaceum var. spontaneum Barkworth et al.Panicum miliaceum var. suberectum BeckPanicum miliaceum var. subvitellinotephrum Agaf.Panicum miliaceum var. virescens Krassavin & UljanovaPanicum milium Pers.Panicum provinciale É.Huet & Chamb.Panicum ruderale (Kitag.) D.M.ChangPanicum ruderale (Kitagawa) T.N.LiouPanicum spontaneum Zhuk.Panicum triphellon Y.Yabe
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative
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 identifier412217-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.