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
GenusUrochloa
Scientific name with authorshipUrochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachiaria fasciculata (Sw.) ParodiBrachiaria fasciculata (Sw.) S.T.BlakeBrachiaria fasciculata var. carthaginense (Sw.) BeetleBrachiaria fasciculata var. carthaginensis (Sw.) BeetleBrachiaria fasciculata var. fasciculataBrachiaria fasciculata var. reticulata (Torr.) BeetleBrachiaria fasciculata var. reticulata (Torr.) VickeryBrachiaria fasciculata var. stricta (Döll) BeetleDigitaria miliacea Willd.Digitaria miliacea Willd. ex Steud.Panicum carthaginense Sw.Panicum chartaginense Sw.Panicum fasciculatum SchützPanicum fasciculatum Sw.Panicum fasciculatum var. carthaginense (Sw.) DöllPanicum fasciculatum var. chartaginense (Sw.) DöllPanicum fasciculatum var. fasciculatumPanicum fasciculatum var. flavescens (Sw.) DöllPanicum fasciculatum var. fuscum (Sw.) DöllPanicum fasciculatum var. genuinum DöllPanicum fasciculatum var. reticulatum (Torr.) BealPanicum fasciculatum var. strictum DöllPanicum fastigiatum Poir.Panicum flavescens Sw.Panicum fuscatum J.PreslPanicum fuscatum J.Presl ex NeesPanicum fuscatum J.Presl ex Steud.Panicum fuscorubens Lam.Panicum fuscum Sw.Panicum fuscum var. fasciculatum (Sw.) Griseb.Panicum fuscum var. fasciculatum Vasey, 1889Panicum fuscum var. fuscumPanicum fuscum var. reticulatum (Torr.) Scribn. & Merr.Panicum illinoniense Desv.Panicum nigricans Willd.Panicum nigricans Willd. ex Spreng.Panicum reticulatum Griseb.Panicum reticulatum Torr.Panicum spithamaeum Willd.Panicum spithamaeum Willd. ex NeesPanicum spithameum Willd.Panicum spithameum Willd. ex Steud.Panicum spithamineum Willd.Panicum spithamineum Willd. ex Steud.Panicum thouarsianum NeesPanicum thouarsianum Nees ex Steud.Urochloa fasciculata (Sw.) R.D.WebsterUrochloa fasciculata (Sw.) R.D.Webster ex Morrone & ZuloagaUrochloa fasciculata var. reticulata (Torr.) R.D.WebsterUrochloa fusca var. reticulata (Torr.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
Documented use categories
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 identifier1156554-2
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
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