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
GenusPhalaris
Scientific name with authorshipPhalaris minor Retz.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alopecurus otiporensis Griff.Phalaris ambigua Fig. & De Not.Phalaris aquatica Thunb.Phalaris aquatica subsp. minorPhalaris aquatica var. minor (Retz.) MutelPhalaris arundinacea var. minor (Retz.) PauneroPhalaris brevis Trin.Phalaris capensis Thunb.Phalaris coerulescens var. minor (Retz.) MutelPhalaris decumbens MoenchPhalaris gracilis Parl.Phalaris haematites Duval-Jouve & ParisPhalaris haematites subsp. granulosaPhalaris haematites var. granulosa Sennen & MauricioPhalaris mauritii SennenPhalaris minor f. bracteata Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris minor f. composita Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris minor f. glomerata Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris minor f. gracilis (Parl.) Asch. & Graebn.Phalaris minor f. gracilis (Parl.) Trab.Phalaris minor f. haematites Trab.Phalaris minor f. integra (Trab.) Trab.Phalaris minor f. subcylindrica Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris minor subsp. bracteataPhalaris minor subsp. comosulaPhalaris minor subsp. compositaPhalaris minor subsp. genuinaPhalaris minor subsp. glomerataPhalaris minor subsp. gracilis (Parl.) Arcang.Phalaris minor subsp. gracilis K.Richt.Phalaris minor subsp. haematitesPhalaris minor subsp. integraPhalaris minor subsp. nepalensisPhalaris minor subsp. phaeospermaPhalaris minor subsp. subcylindricaPhalaris minor var. bracteata Janch. & Wacht.Phalaris minor var. comosula Heldr.Phalaris minor var. composita Janch. & Wacht.Phalaris minor var. genuina Maire & WeillerPhalaris minor var. glomerata Janch. & Wacht.Phalaris minor var. gracilis (Parl.) Parl.Phalaris minor var. haematites Duval-Jouve & ParisPhalaris minor var. haematitis (Duval-Jouve) Jahand. & MairePhalaris minor var. haematitis Duval-JouvePhalaris minor var. integra Trab.Phalaris minor var. minorPhalaris minor var. mouterdei A.Camus & Gomb.Phalaris minor var. nepalensis (Trin.) BorPhalaris minor var. phaeosperma CavaraPhalaris nepalensis Trin.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Poison reported
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 identifier415632-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.