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
GenusUrochloa
Scientific name with authorshipUrochloa panicoides P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Echinochloa hirta (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) Schult.Hemigymnia javanica (Poir.) AlstonOplismenus hirsutus Schult.Oplismenus hirtus B.HeyneOplismenus hirtus B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.Oplismenus hirtus B.Heyne ex RothOplismenus javanicus (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.Panicum borzianum MatteiPanicum controversum Steud.Panicum helopus Trin.Panicum helopus f. glabrescens K.Schum.Panicum helopus var. glabrescens (K.Schum.) StapfPanicum hirsutum J.KoenigPanicum hirsutum J.Koenig ex Roxb.Panicum hirtum (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) RothPanicum hochstetterianum A.Rich.Panicum japonicum KunthPanicum javanicum Poir.Panicum koenigii Spreng.Panicum marathense HenrardPanicum oxycephalum PeterPanicum panicoides (P.Beauv.) Hitchc.Panicum rothii Spreng.Panicum setarioides PeterPanicum trichopus subsp. breviglume Chiov.Panicum trichopus var. glaberrimum Chiov.Panicum trichopus var. trichophorum Chiov.Panicum urochloa Desv.Setaria hirsuta (Schult.) KunthSetaria hirta (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) KunthSetaria pilifera Spreng.Urochloa helopus (Trin.) StapfUrochloa helopus var. hochstetteriana (A.Rich.) Chiov.Urochloa javanica (Poir.) StapfUrochloa jinshaicola B.S.Sun & Z.H.HuUrochloa longifolia B.S.Sun & Z.H.HuUrochloa longifolia var. yuanmuensis (B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu) S.L.Chen & Y.X.JinUrochloa marathensis HenrardUrochloa marathensis var. velutina HenrardUrochloa panicoides var. marathensis (Henrard) BorUrochloa panicoides var. panicoidesUrochloa panicoides var. pubescens (Kunth) BorUrochloa panicoides var. velutina (Henrard) BorUrochloa pubescens KunthUrochloa ruschii Pilg.Urochloa yuanmouensis B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu
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 identifier426270-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.