Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSetaria
Scientific name with authorshipSetaria incrassata (Hochst.) Hack.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Panicum incrassatum Hochst.Setaria abyssinica Hack.Setaria abyssinica var. breviseta Chiov.Setaria abyssinica var. longiseta Chiov.Setaria albida StapfSetaria avettae PirottaSetaria bequaertii RobynsSetaria breviseta PeterSetaria ciliolata Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria eylesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria gerrardii StapfSetaria gerrardii var. purpurea StapfSetaria holstii R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria interrupta PeterSetaria kersteniana PeterSetaria lacunosa PeterSetaria lindiensis Pilg.Setaria longissima Chiov.Setaria lynesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria merkeri R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria modesta StapfSetaria mombassana R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria nigrirostris var. pallida DeWitSetaria nigrirostris var. pallida de WitSetaria pabularis StapfSetaria palustris StapfSetaria perberbis StapfSetaria perberbis Stapf ex DeWitSetaria perberbis Stapf ex de WitSetaria phanerococca StapfSetaria phleoides StapfSetaria phragmitoides StapfSetaria plurinervis StapfSetaria polyphylla StapfSetaria porphyrantha StapfSetaria ramulosa PeterSetaria rudifolia StapfSetaria setulosa StapfSetaria woodii Hack.Setaria woodii subsp. bechuanica DeWitSetaria woodii subsp. bechuanica de WitSetaria woodii var. bechuanica DewitSetaria woodii var. bechuanica de WitSetaria woodii var. fonssalutis DewitSetaria woodii var. fonssalutis de WitSetaria woodii var. woodii
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier421607-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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