Plant Details

Accepted name:: Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Kunth) Stapf [Poaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
laronan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
paitan dedek	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Echinolaena polystachya Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 119 (1816).
Echinolaena trinii Zoll. & Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 102 (1854), nom. superfl.
Panicum uncinatum Raddi Agrostogr. Bras.: 41 (1823).
Echinochloa echinata P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr.: 53, 161, 169 (1812), nom. nud.
Echinochloa polystachya (Kunth) Roberty Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 398 (1954), nom. illeg.
Lappago aliena Spreng. Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 15 (1822).
Lappago oplismenoides Speg. Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 16: 132 (1883).
Loxostachys uncinata (Raddi) Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 204 (1930).
Nazia aliena (Spreng.) Scribn. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 17: 28 (1899).
Nazia racemosa var. aliena (Spreng.) Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 12 (1897).
Oplismenus oplismenoides (Speg.) Speg. Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 9: 7 (1903).
Panicum disjunctum Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 417 (1854).
Panicum echinatum Willd. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 193 (1877), pro syn.
Panicum glandulosum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 128 (1829).
Panicum heteranthum Link Hort. Berol. 1: 212 (1827).
Panicum heterochlamys Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 23 (1930).
Panicum nemorosum Willd. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 193 (1877), pro syn.
Panicum polystachyum (Kunth) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 103 (1895), nom. illeg.
Panicum trinii (Zoll. & Moritzi) Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 102 (1854), nom. illeg.
Tragus alienus (Spreng.) Schult. Mant. 2: 205 (1824).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Echinolaena polystachya	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Echinolaena trinii	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Panicum uncinatum	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Panicum uncinatum Raddi	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Kunth) Stapf	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Pseudechinolaena polystachya Stapf.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Pseudochinolaena polystachya Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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