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
GenusPaspalum
Scientific name with authorshipPaspalum vaginatum Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitaria foliosa Lag.Digitaria paspalodes subsp. longipes (Lange) Willk. & LangeDigitaria paspalodes var. longipes (Lange) Willk. & LangeDigitaria paspaloides var. longipes (Lange) Wilke & LangeDigitaria tristachya Schult.Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) MagnierDigitaria vaginata (Sw.) Magnier ex DebeauxDigitaria vaginata (Sw.) PhilippeDigitaria vaginata var. longipes (Lange) SennenPanicum littorale (R.Br.) KuntzePanicum vaginatum (Sw.) Godr.Paspalum boryanum J.PreslPaspalum brachiatum Trin. ex NeesPaspalum brachiatum Trin., 1829Paspalum didactylum Salzm.Paspalum didactylum Salzm. ex Steud.Paspalum distichum Duss, 1897Paspalum distichum subsp. anpinense HayataPaspalum distichum subsp. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.BaileyPaspalum distichum subsp. nanum (Döll) StapfPaspalum distichum subsp. tristachyum (Schult.) Alph.WoodPaspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) MairePaspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) P.Fourn.Paspalum distichum var. ampinense HayataPaspalum distichum var. anpinense HayataPaspalum distichum var. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.BaileyPaspalum distichum var. longerepens DominPaspalum distichum var. nanum (Döll) StapfPaspalum distichum var. tristachyum (Schult.) Alph.WoodPaspalum distichum var. vaginatum (Sw.) Griseb.Paspalum fissifolium NeesPaspalum fissifolium Nees ex DöllPaspalum foliosa Lag.Paspalum foliosum (Lag.) KunthPaspalum furcatum var. fissum DöllPaspalum gayanum É.Desv.Paspalum inflatum A.Rich.Paspalum jaguaense LeónPaspalum kleineanum J.Presl, 1830Paspalum kleinianum J.PreslPaspalum kora J.R.Forst.Paspalum kora J.R.Forst. ex Spreng.Paspalum littorale R.Br.Paspalum moandaense VanderystPaspalum reimarioides Chapm.Paspalum reptans Poir.Paspalum reptans Poir. ex DöllPaspalum squamatum Steud.Paspalum tristachyum J.Le ContePaspalum tristachyum LecontePaspalum vaginatum f. longipes LangePaspalum vaginatum subsp. littorale (R.Br.) Trin.Paspalum vaginatum subsp. longipes LangePaspalum vaginatum subsp. nanum (Döll) LoxtonPaspalum vaginatum subsp. reimarioides Chapm.Paspalum vaginatum var. littorale (R.Br.) Trin.Paspalum vaginatum var. littorale (R.Br.) Trin. ex BüsePaspalum vaginatum var. longipes LangePaspalum vaginatum var. nanum DöllPaspalum vaginatum var. reimarioides Chapm.Sanguinaria vaginata (Sw.) Bubani
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier184742-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful 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.