Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSetaria
Scientific name with authorshipSetaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chaetochloa glauca var. purpurea Farw.Chaetochloa lutescens var. longispica HondaPanicum flavescens MoenchPanicum glaucum var. elongatum MutelPanicum glaucum var. elongatum Pers.Panicum glaucum var. flavescens ElliottPanicum glaucum var. humifusum Lej.Panicum glaucum var. laevigatum Torr.Panicum glaucum var. prostrata Bréb.Panicum glaucum var. pumilum (Poir.) Asch. & Graebn.Panicum imberbe var. pumilum (Poir.) NeesPanicum luteum Gueldenst.Panicum pallide-fuscum Schumach.Panicum pumilum Poir.Panicum rubiginosum Steud.Setaria aurea var. penicillata A.Chev.Setaria aurea var. rubiginosa (Steud.) PeterSetaria auricoma LinkSetaria auricoma Link ex A.BraunSetaria boninensis NakaiSetaria breviglumis St.-Lag.Setaria dasyura Schlecht.Setaria erythraeae MatteiSetaria glauca f. abyssinica Pilg.Setaria glauca subsp. humifusa Dumort.Setaria glauca subsp. subtesselata BuseSetaria glauca var. bracteata BolzonSetaria glauca var. breviseta BuseSetaria glauca var. breviseta Chiov.Setaria glauca var. compressa Martrin-DonosSetaria glauca var. dura (I.C.Chung) I.C.ChungSetaria glauca var. elongata (Pers.) RaddiSetaria glauca var. elongata (Pers.) Roem. & Schult.Setaria glauca var. humifusa (Dumort.) TinantSetaria glauca var. ictura BuseSetaria glauca var. longiseta Vis.Setaria glauca var. longispica (Honda) Makino & NemotoSetaria glauca var. macrocarpa Hook.f.Setaria glauca var. minutissima F.M.BaileySetaria glauca var. nodiflora GoiranSetaria glauca var. pallide-fusca (Schumach.) T.KoyamaSetaria glauca var. prostrata (Bréb.) Bréb.Setaria glauca var. pumila (Poir.) HegiSetaria glauca var. pumila (Poir.) Podp.Setaria glauca var. pumila (Poiret) Ascherson & GraebnerSetaria humifusa (Dumort.) Dumort.Setaria laeta de WitSetaria lutescens f. pumila (Poir.) SoóSetaria lutescens var. dura I.C.ChungSetaria lutescens var. longispica (Honda) HondaSetaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria pallide-fusca f. penicillata (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria pallide-fusca var. breviseta (Buse) JansenSetaria pallide-fusca var. ictura (Buse) JansenSetaria pallide-fusca var. sericea de WitSetaria pennicillata Nees ex Wall.Setaria pumila subsp. pallide-fusca (Schumach.) B.K.SimonSetaria pumila subsp. pumilaSetaria pumila subsp. subtesselata (Buse) B.K.SimonSetaria rubiginosa (Steud.) Miq.Setaria rubiginosa f. penicillata Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria sciuroidea C.Muell.Setaria sciuroidea Müll.Hal.Setaria ustilata de WitSeteria glaucaSeteria lutecens Hubb.
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier421764-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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