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 sanguinalis (L.) Scop.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asperella digitaria Lam.Cynodon praecox (Walter) Roem. & Schult.Dactilon sanguinale (L.) Vill.Dactylon sanguinale (L.) Vill.Digitaria aegyptiaca Willd.Digitaria aegyptiaca subsp. caucasica (Henrard) TzvelevDigitaria australis Willd.Digitaria australis Willd. ex Trin.Digitaria caucasica HenrardDigitaria ciliaris f. intercedens BeckDigitaria ciliaris subsp. intercedens BeckDigitaria ciliaris var. intercedens BeckDigitaria eriogona (Schrad.) LinkDigitaria gracilis Guss.Digitaria intermedia GennariDigitaria ischaemum var. esculenta GaudinDigitaria ischaemum var. praecox (Walter) Heynh.Digitaria nealleyi HenrardDigitaria nervosa Roem. & Schult.Digitaria panicea Willd.Digitaria panicea Willd. ex Steud.Digitaria pectiniformis (Henrard) TzvelevDigitaria pilosa PieriDigitaria plebeia Phil.Digitaria praecox (Walter) Willd.Digitaria sabulosa TzvelevDigitaria sanguinalis f. chlorantha (Kuntze) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis f. composita (Waisb.) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis f. illinoensis EbingerDigitaria sanguinalis f. intercedens (Beck) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis f. sanguinalisDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. aegyptiaca (Willd.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. chlorantha (Kuntze) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. composita (Waisb.) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. frumentacea HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. illinoensis EbingerDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. intercedens (Beck) SoóDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. pakistanica Gilani, Mir A.Khan & ShinwariDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. pectiniformis HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. rottleriana HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. sabulosa (Tzvelev) TzvelevDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. sanguinalisDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. stewartiiDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. vulgaris (Döll) Maire & WeillerDigitaria sanguinalis subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. aegyptiaca (Retz.) Abdallah & Sa'ad, 1972Digitaria sanguinalis var. aegyptiaca (Willd.) Maire & WeillerDigitaria sanguinalis var. atricha (Asch. & Graebn.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. atricha (Asch. & Graebn.) Podp.Digitaria sanguinalis var. biverticillata A.Reyn.Digitaria sanguinalis var. distachya (Asch. & Graebn.) Podp.Digitaria sanguinalis var. eriogona (Schrad.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. frumentacea HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. glabra (A.Reyn.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. glabra PauquyDigitaria sanguinalis var. gracilis (Guss.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. pakistanica Gilani, Mir A.Khan & ShinwariDigitaria sanguinalis var. parvispicula (A.Reyn.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. pectiniformis (Henrard) TuyamaDigitaria sanguinalis var. repens (Asch. & Graebn.) HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. rottleriana HenrardDigitaria sanguinalis var. sanguinalisDigitaria sanguinalis var. stewartii Gilani, Mir A.Khan & ShinwariDigitaria sanguinalis var. vulgaris (Schrad.) Maire & WeillerDigitaria sanguinaria Steud.Digitaria sanguinea F.H.Wigg., 1780Digitaria sanguinea WeberDigitaria sanguinolenta Edgew.Digitaria sanguinolenta Edgew. ex Aitch.Digitaria sienitica Trin.Digitaria stricta Willd.Digitaria stricta Willd. ex Steud.Digitaria tristachya Willd.Digitaria tristachya Willd. ex Steud.Digitaria vulgaris (Schrad.) BesserLeptochloa fascicularis Griseb.Leptochloa fascicularis Griseb. ex Benth.Milium membranaceum MoenchPanicum aegyptiacum J.F.Gmel.Panicum aegyptiacum Retz.Panicum aegyptium J.F.Gmel.Panicum ambiguum Lapeyr.Panicum ciliatum Maerkl.Panicum eriogonum Schrad.Panicum fallax Spreng.Panicum gracile (Guss.) NymanPanicum gussonei K.Richt.Panicum ischaemum subsp. sanguinale (L.) E.G.Almq.Panicum ischaemum var. gracile (Guss.) FioriPanicum nervosum RottlerPanicum rottleri KunthPanicum sanguinale L.Panicum sanguinale f. atrichum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum sanguinale f. chloranthum KuntzePanicum sanguinale f. compositum Waisb.Panicum sanguinale f. repens Asch. & Graebn.Panicum sanguinale subsp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) T.Durand & SchinzPanicum sanguinale subsp. chloranthum KuntzePanicum sanguinale subsp. compositum Waisb.Panicum sanguinale subsp. vulgare (Schrad.) Döll
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier399115-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.