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
GenusTripidium
Scientific name with authorshipTripidium ravennae (L.) H.Scholz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis ravennae (L.) P.Beauv.Andropogon caudatus M.Bieb.Andropogon ravennae L.Erianthus elephantinus Hook.f.Erianthus jamaicensis (Trin.) AnderssonErianthus monstieri CarrièreErianthus parviflorus Pilg.Erianthus purpurascens AnderssonErianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv.Erianthus ravennae subsp. parviflorus (Pilg.) H.ScholzErianthus ravennae var. binervis Chiov.Erianthus ravennae var. jamaicensis (Trin.) Hack.Erianthus ravennae var. purpurascens (Andersson) Hack.Erianthus scriptorius BubaniRhipidium elephantinum (Hook.f.) GrallRhipidium ravennae (L.) Trin.Ripidium elephantinum (Hook.f.) GrasslRipidium ravennae (L.) Trin.Saccharum elephantinum (Hook.f.) V.Naray. ex BorSaccharum elephantinum (Hook.f.) V.Naray., 1940Saccharum jamaicense Trin.Saccharum parviflorum (Pilg.) Pilg.Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.Saccharum ravennae subsp. parviflorum (Pilg.) MaireTripidium ravennae subsp. parviflorum (Pilg.) H.Scholz
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier77075505-1
Use codesAF EU GS MA
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.