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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusAcalypha
Scientific name with authorshipAcalypha diversifolia Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acalypha alchorneoides RusbyAcalypha betuloides Pav.Acalypha betuloides Pav. ex KlotzschAcalypha billbergiana KlotzschAcalypha callosa var. glabra BrittonAcalypha callosa var. glabra Britton ex Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha carpinifolia Poepp.Acalypha carpinifolia Poepp. ex Seem.Acalypha diversifolia RusbyAcalypha diversifolia var. caloneura Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha diversifolia var. carpinifolia (Poepp. ex Seem.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha diversifolia var. claoneura Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha diversifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.Acalypha diversifolia var. leptostachya (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha diversifolia var. popayanensis (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha diversifolia var. squarrosa Müll.Arg.Acalypha hartwegiana Benth.Acalypha hartwegiana Benth. ex Baill.Acalypha inaequalis RusbyAcalypha leptostachya KunthAcalypha leptostachya f. diversifolia (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha leptostachya var. carpinifolia (Poepp. ex Seem.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha leptostachya var. genuina Müll.Arg.Acalypha leptostachya var. popayanensis (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha microgyna Poepp.Acalypha panamensis KlotzschAcalypha popayanensis KunthAcalypha salicioides RusbyAcalypha salicoides RusbyAcalypha samydaefolia Poepp. & Endl.Acalypha samydifolia Poepp.Acalypha tabascensis LundellAcalypha ulmifolia Benth.Acalypha vermifera RusbyRicinocarpos diversifoliusRicinocarpus diversifolius (Jacq.) KuntzeRicinocarpus diversifolius var. leptostachyus (Kunth) KuntzeRicinocarpus samydifolius (Poepp.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier1228-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.