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
GenusPaspalum
Scientific name with authorshipPaspalum dilatatum Poir.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitaria dilatata (Poir.) CostePanicum platense (Spreng.) KuntzePaspalum dilatatum f. paucispica Hack.Paspalum dilatatum subsp. decumbens VaseyPaspalum dilatatum subsp. dilatatumPaspalum dilatatum subsp. flavescens Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.Paspalum dilatatum subsp. paucispica Hack.Paspalum dilatatum subsp. sacchariferum Arechav.Paspalum dilatatum var. decumbens VaseyPaspalum dilatatum var. dilatatumPaspalum dilatatum var. eriophorum (Schult.) Steud.Paspalum dilatatum var. sacchariferum Arechav.Paspalum eriophorum Schult. & Schult.f.Paspalum lanatum Spreng.Paspalum moluccanum HuberPaspalum ovatum NeesPaspalum ovatum Nees ex Trin.Paspalum ovatum subsp. grandiflorum NeesPaspalum ovatum var. grandiflorum NeesPaspalum ovatum var. ovatumPaspalum pedunculare J.PreslPaspalum platense Spreng.Paspalum selloi Spreng.Paspalum selloi Spreng. ex Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier414070-1
Use codesAF EU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.