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 wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) FosbergAcalypha amentacea f. wilkesianaAcalypha amentacea subsp. circinata (Müll.Arg.) FosbergAcalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) FosbergAcalypha chantrieri AndréAcalypha colorata RollisonAcalypha compacta Guilf.Acalypha compacta Guilf. ex C.T.WhiteAcalypha godseffiana Mast.Acalypha godseffiana subsp. heterophylla L.H.BaileyAcalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla L.H.BaileyAcalypha hamiltoniana BruantAcalypha hamiltoniana PynaertAcalypha illustris Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha macafeeana H.J.VeitchAcalypha macrophylla Van GeertAcalypha macrophylla VeitchAcalypha marginata (Mill.) J.J.Sm.Acalypha morfontanensis ChantrierAcalypha morfontanensis Chantrier ex AndréAcalypha musaica Anon.Acalypha obovata W.BullAcalypha torta Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha torta W.BullAcalypha tricolor Seem.Acalypha tricolor VeitchAcalypha tricolor Veitch ex Mast.Acalypha triumphans L.Linden & RodigasAcalypha wilkesiana f. appendiculata J.W.MooreAcalypha wilkesiana f. circinata Müll.Arg.Acalypha wilkesiana f. illustris J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana f. macrophylla J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana f. monstrosa J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana f. triumphans (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana subsp. appendiculata J.W.MooreAcalypha wilkesiana subsp. circinata Müll.Arg.Acalypha wilkesiana subsp. illustris J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana subsp. macrophylla J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana subsp. marginata E.MorrenAcalypha wilkesiana subsp. monstrosa J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana subsp. triumphans (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm.Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginata T.MooreAcalypha wilkesiana var. marginata É.MorrenRicinocarpus wilkesianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier337939-1
Use codesEU HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.