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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAchyranthes
Scientific name with authorshipAchyranthes bidentata Blume
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes aspera var. fruticosa (Lam.) Boerl.Achyranthes bidentata f. rubra F.C.HoAchyranthes bidentata subsp. bidentataAchyranthes bidentata var. bidentataAchyranthes bidentata var. hachijoensis (Honda) H.HaraAchyranthes bidentata var. tomentosa (Honda) H.HaraAchyranthes bidentata var. villosa J.L.LinAchyranthes chinensis OsbeckAchyranthes fauriei H.Lév. & VaniotAchyranthes fauriei f. rotundifolia OhwiAchyranthes fauriei var. tomentosa HondaAchyranthes fruticosa Lam.Achyranthes hispida Moq.Achyranthes javanica Moq.Achyranthes lanceolata Klein ex Wall.Achyranthes lanceolata Zoll. & Moritzi ex Moq.Achyranthes mauritiana Moq.Achyranthes megaphylla Y.H.LiAchyranthes mollicula NakaiAchyranthes ogatai Yamam.Achyranthes rotundifolia (Ohwi) M.SuzukiAchyranthes ryukyuensis TawadaAchyranthes wightiana Wall.Centrostachys bidentata (Blume) Standl.Centrostachys fruticosa (Lam.) Standl.Centrostachys mauritiana (Moq.) Standl.Centrostachys moquinii Standl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Social use
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 identifier58678-1
Use codesHF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL
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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.