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
GenusSetaria
Scientific name with authorshipSetaria barbata (Lam.) Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chaetochloa barbata (Lam.) Hitchc. & ChaseChaetochloa costata (Roxb.) SkeelsChamaeraphis costata (Roxb.) KuntzeChamaeraphis rhachitricha (Hochst.) KuntzeChamaeraphis setosa subsp. elongataChamaeraphis setosa var. elongata KuntzeChamaeraphis viatica (Salzm. ex Döll) KuntzePanicum barbatum Lam.Panicum basisetum Steud.Panicum bongaense Pilg.Panicum costatum Roxb.Panicum lineatum Schumach.Panicum mauritianum Willd.Panicum mauritianum Willd. ex Spreng.Panicum nakaianum HondaPanicum plicatum subsp. costatumPanicum plicatum var. costatum (Roxb.) BakerPanicum rarisetum Steud.Panicum rhachitrichum Hochst.Panicum thollonii Franch.Panicum viaticum Salzm.Panicum viaticum Salzm. ex DöllSetaria barbata subsp. meianthaSetaria barbata var. meiantha A.Chev.Setaria basiseta (Steud.) T.Durand & SchinzSetaria bongaensis (Pilg.) MezSetaria costata VanderystSetaria flaccifolia StapfSetaria gracilipes C.E.Hubb.Setaria kwamouthensis VanderystSetaria mauritiana Spreng.Setaria nakaiana (Honda) OhwiSetaria rhachitricha (Hochst.) RendleSetaria thollonii (Franch.) StapfSetaria viscidula Desv.Urochloa mauritiana (Spreng.) Bojer
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier1172068-2
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.