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
GenusDigitaria
Scientific name with authorshipDigitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis villosa Steud.Andropogon fabreicii HenrardAndropogon fabricii HenrardAndropogon insulare L.Andropogon insularis L.Digitaria insularis (L.) FeddeDigitaria insularis (L.) MezDigitaria leucophaea (Kunth) StapfMilium hirsutum P.Beauv.Milium villosum Sw.Millium villosum Sw.Monachne unilateralis Roem. & Schult.Nardus dactyloides Roll.-Germ.Nardus dactyloides Roll.-Germ. ex Rottb.Panicum duchaissingii Steud.Panicum duchassaingii Steud., 1854Panicum falsum Steud.Panicum gavanianum Steud.Panicum gavanianum Steud. ex DöllPanicum gavanianum Steud. ex LechlerPanicum insulare (L.) G.Mey.Panicum insulare var. insularePanicum insulare var. leucophaeum KuntzePanicum insulare var. typicum Hack.Panicum lanatum Rottb.Panicum leucophaeum KunthPanicum saccharoides A.Rich.Rhynchospora fabri (Rottb.) Steud.Saccharum polystachyon SieberSaccharum polystachyum Siebold ex KunthSchoenus fabri Rottb.Syntherisma insulare (L.) Millsp. & ChaseSyntherisma insularis (L.) Millsp.Trichachne insularis (L.) NeesTricholaena insularis (L.) Griseb.Tricholaena saccharoides Griseb.Valota insularis (L.) Chase
Documented use categories
Medicine
Gene source
Crop wild relative
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 identifier398888-1
Use codesGS ME
Crop wild relativeYes
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.