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
GenusSchizachyrium
Scientific name with authorshipSchizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees ex Buse
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon brevifolius Sw.Andropogon brevifolius f. paradoxus (Buse) T.KoyamaAndropogon brevifolius subsp. flaccidus (A.Rich.) Hack.Andropogon brevifolius subsp. minor VanderystAndropogon brevifolius subsp. paradoxus (Buse) OhwiAndropogon brevifolius subsp. pullus Franch. & Sav.Andropogon brevifolius var. flaccidus (A.Rich.) Hack.Andropogon brevifolius var. minor VanderystAndropogon brevifolius var. paradoxus (Buse) OhwiAndropogon brevifolius var. pullus Franch. & Sav.Andropogon debilis KunthAndropogon exsertus Steud.Andropogon flaccidus A.Rich.Andropogon floridus Trin.Andropogon integer HondaAndropogon minimus C.B.ClarkeAndropogon minimus C.B.Clarke ex Scott ElliotAndropogon obtusifolius Poir.Andropogon parviflorus Roxb.Andropogon tenellus J.PreslPollinia brevifolia (Sw.) Spreng.Pollinia vaginata Spreng.Schizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees, 1829Schizachyrium brevifolium subsp. flaccidum (A.Rich.) StapfSchizachyrium brevifolium subsp. inerme HenrardSchizachyrium brevifolium subsp. paradoxum (Buse) HenrardSchizachyrium brevifolium var. flaccidum (A.Rich.) StapfSchizachyrium brevifolium var. inerme HenrardSchizachyrium brevifolium var. paradoxum (Buse) OhwiSchizachyrium fasciculatum Jacq.-Fél.Schizachyrium minutum GledhillSchizachyrium paradoxum BuseSchizopogon decumbens Rchb.Schizopogon decumbens Rchb. ex Steud.Sorghum brevifolium (Sw.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier1126606-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plant Project
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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.