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
GenusLoudetia
Scientific name with authorshipLoudetia simplex (Nees) C.E.Hubb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundinella hildebrandtii MezArundinella simplex (Nees) RobertyArundinella stipoides Hack.Loudetia camerunensis (Stapf) C.E.Hubb.Loudetia elegans A.BraunLoudetia madagascariensis (Baker) BosserLoudetia perrieri A.CamusLoudetia pilgeriana ConertLoudetia simplex subsp. stipoides (Hack.) BosserLoudetia stipoides (Hack.) ConertStipa madagascariensis BakerTrichopteryx camerunensis StapfTrichopteryx elegans (A.Braun) Hack.Trichopteryx elegans (A.Braun) Hack. ex Engl.Trichopteryx elegans var. subulifolia Franch.Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana De Wild.Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana DeWild.Trichopteryx gracilis PeterTrichopteryx incompta Franch.Trichopteryx kapiriensis De Wild.Trichopteryx kapiriensis DeWild.Trichopteryx nigritiana StapfTrichopteryx simplex (Nees) Engl.Trichopteryx simplex RendleTrichopteryx simplex var. crinita StapfTrichopteryx simplex var. gracilis RendleTrichopteryx simplex var. longifolia PeterTrichopteryx simplex var. minor StapfTrichopteryx simplex var. sericea StapfTrichopteryx stipoides (Hack.) Hack.Trichopteryx stipoides (Hack.) Hack. ex Scott ElliotTrichopteryx stipoides var. natalensis Hack.Tristachya elegans (A.Braun) A.Rich.Tristachya simplex Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
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 identifier407627-1
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.