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
GenusArundo
Scientific name with authorshipArundo donax L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aira bengalensis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.Amphidonax bengalensis (Retz.) Steud.Amphidonax bengalensis Roxb.Amphidonax bengalensis Roxb. ex NeesAmphidonax bifaria NeesAmphidonax bifaria Nees ex Steud.Arundo aegyptia DelileArundo aegyptiaca DelileArundo aegyptiaca E.Vilm.Arundo bambusifolia Hook.f.Arundo bengalensis Retz.Arundo bifaria Retz.Arundo coleotricha (Hack.) HondaArundo coleotricha subsp. barbigera HondaArundo coleotricha subsp. versicolor (Mill.) StokesArundo coleotricha var. barbigera HondaArundo coleotricha var. versicolor (Mill.) StokesArundo donax f. donaxArundo donax f. versicolor (Mill.) BeetleArundo donax subsp. angustifolia DöllArundo donax subsp. barbigera (Honda) OhwiArundo donax subsp. coleotricha Hack.Arundo donax subsp. lanceolata DöllArundo donax subsp. picta hort.Arundo donax subsp. picta hort. ex BackerArundo donax subsp. procerior KunthArundo donax subsp. tsibi VanderystArundo donax subsp. variegata Vilm.Arundo donax subsp. versicolor (P.Mill.) StokesArundo donax var. angustifolia DöllArundo donax var. barbigera (Honda) OhwiArundo donax var. coleotricha Hack.Arundo donax var. donaxArundo donax var. lanceolata DöllArundo donax var. procerior KunthArundo donax var. variegata E.Vilm.Arundo donax var. variegata Endl.Arundo donax var. variegata Poit. & A.Vilm.Arundo donax var. versicolor (Mill.) AitonArundo donax var. versicolor (Mill.) KunthArundo donax var. versicolor (Mill.) StokesArundo glauca BubaniArundo latifolia Salisb.Arundo longifolia Salisb. ex Hook.f.Arundo longifolia Salisb., 1796Arundo sativa Lam.Arundo scriptoria L.Arundo triflora Roxb.Arundo triflora Roxb. ex Hook.f.Arundo versicolor Mill.Cynodon donax (L.) RaspailDonax arundinaceus P.Beauv.Donax bengalensis (Retz.) P.Beauv.Donax bifarius (Retz.) Trin. ex Spreng.Donax donax (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Donax sativa (Lam.) J.PreslDonax sativus C.PreslDonax versicolor (Mill.) P.Beauv.Scolochloa arundinacea (P.Beauv.) Mert. & W.D.J.KochScolochloa donax (L.) Gaudin
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Social 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 identifier390837-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant Project
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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.