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
GenusTrachypogon
Scientific name with authorshipTrachypogon spicatus (L.f.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon angustifolius KunthAndropogon canescens (Nees) KunthAndropogon canus Steud.Andropogon dactyloides Steud.Andropogon digitatus Hochst.Andropogon digitatus Hochst. ex Steud.Andropogon dissolutus (Nees) Steud.Andropogon fundaensis VanderystAndropogon fundaensis var. latifolius VanderystAndropogon laxiflorus Steud.Andropogon ligularis (Nees) KunthAndropogon megapotamicus Spreng.Andropogon mollis (Nees) KunthAndropogon montufarii KunthAndropogon plumosus Humb. & Bonpl.Andropogon plumosus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Andropogon secundus (J.Presl) KunthAndropogon spicatus (L.f.) Steud.Andropogon stenophyllus Roem. & Schult.Andropogon stipoides (J.Presl) KunthAndropogon tortus Willd.Andropogon tortus Willd. ex Steud.Andropogon trichospirus Hack.Andropogon truncatus (Nees) Steud.Andropogon vestitus Steud.Heteropogon megapotamicus (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.Heteropogon secundus J.PreslHeteropogon stipoides J.PreslHeteropogon truncatus NeesMilium strictum Willd.Milium strictum Willd. ex Steud.Pithecurus canescens Willd.Pithecurus canescens Willd. ex Steud.Sorghum plumosum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KuntzeSorghum vestitum (Steud.) KuntzeStipa spicata L.f.Stipa spicata Thunb.Stipa spicata WalterTrachypogon angustifolius NeesTrachypogon angustifolius Nees ex Hack.Trachypogon canescens NeesTrachypogon capensis Trin.Trachypogon dactyloides (Steud.) E.Fourn.Trachypogon dactyloides (Steud.) E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Trachypogon densus SwallenTrachypogon dissolutus NeesTrachypogon durus StapfTrachypogon glaucescens Pilg.Trachypogon gouinii E.Fourn.Trachypogon gracilis AnderssonTrachypogon gracilis var. ciliatus AnderssonTrachypogon gracilis var. hirtus AnderssonTrachypogon involutus Pilg.Trachypogon karwinskyi (Hack.) NashTrachypogon ligularis NeesTrachypogon mayaensis Wipff & S.D.JonesTrachypogon micans AnderssonTrachypogon mollis NeesTrachypogon montufarii (Kunth) NeesTrachypogon montufarii var. bolivianus (Pilg.) Pilg.Trachypogon montufarii var. grandiflorus AnderssonTrachypogon montufarii var. mollis (Nees) AnderssonTrachypogon montufarii var. mollis (Nees) BurkartTrachypogon montufarii var. mollis (Nees) E.Fourn.Trachypogon montufarii var. mollis (Nees) E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Trachypogon montufarii var. montufariiTrachypogon montufarii var. pauciflorus AnderssonTrachypogon montufarii var. pilosus E.Fourn.Trachypogon montupari (H.B.K.) NeesTrachypogon muelleri E.Fourn.Trachypogon palmeri NashTrachypogon parviflorus SwallenTrachypogon planifolius StapfTrachypogon plumosus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) NeesTrachypogon plumosus var. montufarii (Kunth) Hack.Trachypogon plumosus var. montufarii (Kunth) HenrardTrachypogon plumosus var. secundus (J.Presl) BeetleTrachypogon polymorphus Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. bolivianus Pilg.Trachypogon polymorphus var. canescens (Nees) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. dissolutus (Nees) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. gouinii (E.Fourn.) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. karwinskyi Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. ligularis (Nees) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. montufarii (Kunth) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. plumosus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Hack.Trachypogon polymorphus var. thollonii Franch.Trachypogon polymorphus var. truncatus (Nees) Hack.Trachypogon preslii AnderssonTrachypogon preslii f. presliiTrachypogon preslii f. secundus (J.Presl) AnderssonTrachypogon preslii var. secundus (J.Presl) AnderssonTrachypogon ramosus SwallenTrachypogon rigidifolius SwallenTrachypogon secundum Arechav.Trachypogon secundus (J.Presl) Scribn.Trachypogon stenophyllus (Roem. & Schult.) Hitchc.Trachypogon thollonii (Franch.) StapfTrachypogon thollonii var. latifolius (Vanderyst) VanderystTrachypogon truncatus (Nees) Andersson
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier424391-1
Use codesAF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.