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
GenusSporobolus
Scientific name with authorshipSporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis kentrophylla K.Schum. ex Engl.Agrostis kentrophyllum K.Schum.Sporobolus arabicus Boiss.Sporobolus arabicus var. latifolius PeterSporobolus arabicus var. littoralis PeterSporobolus genalensis Chiov.Sporobolus ghikae Schweinf. & VolkensSporobolus gillii StentSporobolus inconspicuus Hack.Sporobolus ioclados var. usitatus (Stent) Chippind.Sporobolus jemenicus Pilg.Sporobolus kentrophyllum (K.Schum.) ClaytonSporobolus laetevirens Coss.Sporobolus marginatus Hochst.Sporobolus marginatus Hochst. ex A.Rich.Sporobolus marginatus var. anceps Chiov.Sporobolus marginatus var. scabrifolius Chiov.Sporobolus pallidus (Nees ex Trin.) Boiss.Sporobolus rangei Pilg.Sporobolus seineri MezSporobolus smutsii StentSporobolus smutsii var. longifolius Gooss.Sporobolus usitatus StentSporobolus verdcourtii NapperSporobolus vryburgensis StentVilfa arabica (Boiss.) Steud.Vilfa ioclados NeesVilfa ioclados Nees ex Trin.Vilfa marginata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Steud.Vilfa pallida NeesVilfa pallida Nees ex Trin.Vilfa scabrifolia Hochst.Vilfa scabrifolia Hochst. ex Edgew.
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier422774-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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