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
GenusSporobolus
Scientific name with authorshipSporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis elongata Lam.Agrostis indica L.Agrostis orientalis NeesAgrostis tenacissima Jacq.Agrostis tenacissima L.f.Agrostis tenuissima Spreng.Andropogon intortum CrantzPaspalum lanceifolium Desv.Paspalum parviflorum Desv.Sporobolus angustus BuckleySporobolus berterianus (Trin.) Hitchc. & ChaseSporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & ChaseSporobolus exilis (Trin.) BalansaSporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & GuédèsSporobolus indicus f. indicusSporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & GuédèsSporobolus indicus subsp. indicusSporobolus indicus subsp. tenacissimus (L.f.) PeterSporobolus indicus var. andinus RenvoizeSporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T.KoyamaSporobolus indicus var. indicusSporobolus lamarckii Desv.Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. ex Ham.Sporobolus orientalis KunthSporobolus tenacissimus (L.f.) P.Beauv.Sporobolus tenacissimus var. humilis (Nees) NeesVilfa angusta BuckleyVilfa berteroana Trin.Vilfa elongata P.Beauv.Vilfa exilis Trin.Vilfa familiaris Steud. ex LechlerVilfa indica (L.) Trin.Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud.Vilfa orientalis NeesVilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin.Vilfa tenacissima (L.f.) KunthVilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E.Fourn.Vilfa tenacissima var. humilis Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
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 identifier1207790-2
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.