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 reptans (L.) Stapf
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachiaria balansae HenrardBrachiaria prostrata (Lam.) Griseb.Brachiaria reptans (L.) C.A.Gardner & C.E.Hubb.Brachiaria reptans subsp. hispida Basappa & Muniy.Brachiaria reptans var. hispida Basappa & Muniy.Digitaria umbrosa (Retz.) Pers.Echinochloa reptans (L.) RobertyEchinochloa subcordata Roem. & Schult.Panicum aurelianum Hale ex Alph.WoodPanicum aurelianum J.HalePanicum barbipedum HayataPanicum brachythyrsum PeterPanicum caespitosum Sw.Panicum calaccanzense Steud.Panicum extensum Desv.Panicum grossarium L.Panicum insulare Steud.Panicum insularum Steud.Panicum luxurians Willd.Panicum luxurians Willd. ex NeesPanicum nilagiricum Steud.Panicum parvum BusePanicum patulum MezPanicum procumbens NeesPanicum procumbens var. umbrosum (Retz.) NeesPanicum prostratum Lam.Panicum prostratum subsp. marquisense F.Br.Panicum prostratum subsp. pilosum EggersPanicum prostratum var. marquisense F.Br.Panicum prostratum var. pilosum EggersPanicum reptans L.Panicum reptans var. marquisense (F.Br.) FosbergPanicum reptans var. reptansPanicum sieberi LinkPanicum subcordatum (Roem. & Schult.) RothPanicum taitense Steud.Panicum umbrosum Retz.Panicum virescens Poir.Setaria subcordata (Roem. & Schult.) KunthSetaria umbrosa (Retz.) P.Beauv.Urochloa reptans subsp. glabra S.L.Chen & Y.X.JinUrochloa reptans var. glabra S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin
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 identifier426280-1
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
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