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 ramosa (L.) T.Q.Nguyen
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachiaria chennaveeraiana Basappa & Muniy.Brachiaria marselinii Gawade & GavadeBrachiaria multispiculata H.ScholzBrachiaria ramosa (L.) StapfBrachiaria ramosa var. pubescens Basappa & Muniy.Brachiaria regularis var. nidulans (Mez) Täckh.Echinochloa ramosa (L.) RobertyPanicum arvense KunthPanicum bispiculatum Chiov.Panicum brachylachnum Steud.Panicum breviradiatum Hochst.Panicum canescens RothPanicum canescens Roth ex Roem. & Schult.Panicum cognatissimum Steud.Panicum crus-galli var. petiveri (Trin.) De Wild. & T.DurandPanicum foliosum var. petiveri (Trin.) Benth.Panicum grossarium J.KoenigPanicum nidulans MezPanicum ozogonum Steud.Panicum pallidum PeterPanicum petiveri Trin.Panicum petiveri var. puberulum Chiov.Panicum ramosum L.Panicum sorghum Steud.Panicum supervacuum C.B.ClarkeSetaria canescens (Roth) KunthUrochloa chennaveeraiana (Basappa & Muniy.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair, 1997Urochloa ramosa var. pubescens (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A.KelloggUrochloa supervacua (C.B.Clarke) Noltie
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier426279-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.