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
GenusPanicum
Scientific name with authorshipPanicum repens L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis densiflora var. littorale (Vasey) VaseyPanicum arenarium Brot.Panicum chromatostigma Pilg.Panicum coloratum Cav., 1793Panicum convolutum P.Beauv.Panicum convolutum P.Beauv. ex Spreng.Panicum grossarium Forssk.Panicum ischaemoides Retz.Panicum kiensieleense VanderystPanicum kinshasaense VanderystPanicum kinshassense Vanderyst, 1922Panicum leiogonum DelilePanicum littorale C.MohrPanicum littorale C.Mohr ex VaseyPanicum nitidum Hack. & Arechav.Panicum nyanzense K.Schum.Panicum pauciflorum BoryPanicum pauciflorum Bory ex NeesPanicum polyphyllum PeterPanicum polystachion UcriaPanicum repens subsp. ischaemoides (Retz.) Boerl.Panicum repens var. arenarium (Brot.) KuntzePanicum repens var. elatum Lojac.Panicum repens var. ischaemoides (Retz.) Boerl.Panicum repens var. leiogonum (Delile) Schweinf.Panicum roxburghianum Schult.Panicum tuberosum LlanosPanicum uliginosum Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
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 identifier412908-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.