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
GenusPseudoraphis
Scientific name with authorshipPseudoraphis spinescens (R.Br.) Vickery
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis scaberrima Hassk.Anatherum abortivum P.Beauv.Anatherum squarrosum (L.f.) P.Beauv.Andropogon squarrosus L.f.Chamaeraphis abortiva (R.Br.) Poir.Chamaeraphis aspera Nees ex Wall.Chamaeraphis spinescens (R.Br.) Benth., 1878Chamaeraphis spinescens (R.Br.) Poir.Chamaeraphis spinescens var. parvispicula Benth.Chamaeraphis spinescens var. subglabra TrimenChamaeraphis spinosa P.Beauv.Chamaeraphis spinosa P.Beauv. ex Schult.Chamaeraphis squarrosa (L.f.) ChaseEchinochloa squarrosa (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.Oplismenus abortivus (R.Br.) Desv.Orthopogon abortivus (R.Br.) Spreng.Orthopogon squarrosus (L.f.) Spreng.Panicum abortivum R.Br.Panicum spinescens R.Br.Panicum squarrosum (L.f.) Lam.Pseudoraphis abortiva (R.Br.) Pilg.Pseudoraphis spinescens var. spinescensPseudoraphis spinescens var. subglabra (Trimen) BorPseudoraphis squarrosa (L.f.) ChasePseudoraphis squarrosa (L.f.) HaraPseudoraphis squarrosa var. subglabra (Trimen) SenaratnaSetaria aspera Link ex LoudonSetaria aspera Miq.
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 identifier418870-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.