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Enriched botanical record

Tragus berteronianus

Tragus berteronianus Schult.

Also indexed asBur grassAfrican Bur-GrassAfrican Bur-grassAfrican bur grassBardanette de Bertero, Trage de BerteroCarrot GrassCarrot Seed GrassCarrot-seed Grass
FamilyPoaceae
GenusTragus
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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
GenusTragus
Scientific name with authorshipTragus berteronianus Schult.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Lappago berteroana (Schult.) Schult.Lappago berteroana (Schult.) Schult. ex Steud.Lappago berteroniana Schult.Lappago berteroniana Schult. ex Steud.Lappago occidentalis (Nees) Hook.f.Lappago phleoides Fig. & De Not.Lappago racemosa var. erecta KunthNazia occidentalis (Nees) Scribn.Nazia racemosa var. berteroana (Schult.) Hack.Nazia racemosa var. berteroniana (Schult.) Hack.Tragus alienus var. brevispinus HenrardTragus ciliatus Lepr.Tragus ciliatus Lepr. ex KunthTragus occidentalis NeesTragus racemosus var. berteronianus (Schult.) Hack.Tragus racemosus var. brevispiculus DöllTragus racemosus var. erectus (Kunth) DöllTragus tcheliensis Debeaux

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier256481-2
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.