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
GenusSetaria
Scientific name with authorshipSetaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Moss
Indexed scientific synonyms
? aurea Hochst. ex A.Br.Chaetochloa aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Hitchc.Chaetochloa glauca subsp. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Br.) W.F.WrightChaetochloa glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Br.) WightChaetochloa glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) W.F.WrightPanicum aureum (Hochst. ex A.Braun) NeesPanicum chrysanthum Steud.Panicum rudimentosum Steud.Panicum sphacelatum Schumach.Pennisetum aureum A.Rich.Pennisetum rudimentosum Steud.Pennisetum schimperi Steud.Setaria almaspicata DeWitSetaria almaspicata de WitSetaria alpestris PeterSetaria anceps StapfSetaria anceps Stapf ex Broun & R.E.MasseySetaria anceps subsp. sericea StapfSetaria anceps var. sericea StapfSetaria angustifolia StapfSetaria aurea Hochst.Setaria aurea Hochst. ex A.BraunSetaria aurea f. minor Pilg.Setaria aurea subsp. breviseta Schweinf.Setaria aurea subsp. fumigata PeterSetaria aurea subsp. kisunduensis VanderystSetaria aurea subsp. latifolia PeterSetaria aurea subsp. longiseta Chiov.Setaria aurea subsp. minor Pilg.Setaria aurea subsp. pallida StapfSetaria aurea subsp. palustris VanderystSetaria aurea var. breviseta Schweinf.Setaria aurea var. fumigata PeterSetaria aurea var. kinsundensis VanderystSetaria aurea var. latifolia PeterSetaria aurea var. longiseta Chiov.Setaria aurea var. pallida StapfSetaria aurea var. palustris VanderystSetaria bussei R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria cana DeWitSetaria cana de WitSetaria chrysantha (Steud.) Heynh.Setaria chrysochaeta T.Durand & SchinzSetaria decipiens DeWitSetaria decipiens de WitSetaria flabellata StapfSetaria flabellata subsp. flabellataSetaria flabellata subsp. natalensis DeWitSetaria flabellata subsp. natalensis de WitSetaria flabelliformis DeWitSetaria flabelliformis de WitSetaria glauca subsp. aurea (A.Braun) K.Schum.Setaria glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) K.Schum.Setaria homblei De Wild.Setaria homblei DeWild.Setaria isalensis A.CamusSetaria laxispica StapfSetaria myosuroides PeterSetaria neglecta DeWitSetaria neglecta de WitSetaria perennis Hack.Setaria perennis Hack. ex SchinzSetaria planifolia StapfSetaria rudimentosa (Steud.) T.Durand & SchinzSetaria scalaris PeterSetaria sphacelata (Schumach.) M.B.Moss ex Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria sphacelata subsp. anceps (Stapf) VeldkampSetaria sphacelata subsp. aquamontana DewitSetaria sphacelata subsp. aquamontana de WitSetaria sphacelata subsp. aurea (A.Braun) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata subsp. nodosa DewitSetaria sphacelata subsp. nodosa de WitSetaria sphacelata subsp. pyropea DewitSetaria sphacelata subsp. pyropea de WitSetaria sphacelata subsp. sericea (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata subsp. splendida (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata subsp. stolonifera de WitSetaria sphacelata subsp. torta (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata var. anceps (Stapf) VeldkampSetaria sphacelata var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata var. sericea (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata var. sphacelataSetaria sphacelata var. splendida (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria sphacelata var. stolonifera DeWitSetaria sphacelata var. stolonifera de WitSetaria sphacelata var. torta (Stapf) ClaytonSetaria splendida StapfSetaria stenantha StapfSetaria stolzii StapfSetaria tenuispica Stapf & C.E.Hubb.Setaria torta StapfSetaria trinervia Stapf
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier421814-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA 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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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.