Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. [Poaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bhurat	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cenchrus barbatus Schumach. Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 43 (1827).
Cenchrus annularis Andersson in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 553 (1864).
Cenchrus catharticus Delile Index Seminum (MPU, Monspeliensis) 1838: 4 (1838).
Cenchrus lapeta Ham. ex Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 1080 (1934), pro syn.
Cenchrus leptacanthus A.Camus Bull. Soc. Bot. France 80: 774 (1933 publ. 1934).
Cenchrus niloticus Fig. & De Not. Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 64 (1853).
Cenchrus perinvolucratus Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 299 (1933).
Cenchrus rajasthanensis Kanodia & P.C.Nanda Geobios 5: 157 (1978).
Cenchrus triflorus Aitch. Cat. Pl. Punjab Sindh: 163 (1869), orth. var.
Elymus caput-medusae Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 25 (1775), nom. illeg.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cenchrus barbatus Schumach.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Cenchrus barbatus Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Cenchrus biflorus Roxb.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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