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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAcmella
Scientific name with authorshipAcmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acmella calva var. oleracea (Jacq.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.BishtAcmella occidentalis (Willd.) Rich. ex Pers.Acmella oleraceae (L.) R.K.JansenAnacyclus pyrethraria (L.) Spreng.Bidens acmelloides BergiusBidens fervida Lam.Bidens fixa Hook.fil.Bidens fusca Lam.Bidens oleracea (L.) Cav.Bidens oleracea (L.) Cav. ex Steud.Ceratocephalus acmella subsp. acmellaCotula dichotoma Pers.Cotula pyretharia L.Cotula pyrethraria L.Isocarpha pyrethraria (L.) Cass.Pyrethraria dichotoma Pers.Pyrethraria dichotoma Pers. ex Steud.Pyrethrum spilanthus Medik.Spilanthes acmella subsp. oleracea (L.) C.B.ClarkeSpilanthes acmella subsp. oleracea (L.) C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.Spilanthes acmella var. oleracea (L.) Baker, 1884Spilanthes acmella var. oleracea (L.) C.B.ClarkeSpilanthes acmella var. oleracea (L.) C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.Spilanthes calva var. oleracea (Jacq.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.BishtSpilanthes fusca Lam.Spilanthes oleracea Jacq.Spilanthes oleracea L.Spilanthes oleracea subsp. fusca (Lam.) DC.Spilanthes oleracea subsp. oleraceaSpilanthes oleracea var. fusca (Lam.) DC.Spilanthes oleracea var. oleraceaSpilanthes radicans Schrad. ex DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier914778-1
Use codesEU GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant Project
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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.