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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAeschynomene
Scientific name with authorshipAeschynomene indica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aeschynomene aspera Wall.Aeschynomene burmanni Raeusch.Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambess.Aeschynomene diffusa J.G.KleinAeschynomene diffusa J.G.Klein ex Willd.Aeschynomene glaberrima Poir.Aeschynomene hirsuta VitmanAeschynomene indica subsp. punctata Pers.Aeschynomene indica subsp. viscosa Miq.Aeschynomene indica var. punctata Pers.Aeschynomene indica var. viscosa Miq.Aeschynomene kashmiriana BakerAeschynomene kashmiriana Cambess.Aeschynomene macropoda DC.Aeschynomene montana Span.Aeschynomene oligantha Welw.Aeschynomene oligantha Welw. ex BakerAeschynomene punctata Steud.Aeschynomene quadrata Schumach. & Thonn.Aeschynomene richardiana Baill.Aeschynomene roxburghii Spreng.Aeschynomene sensitiva P.Beauv.Aeschynomene subviscosa DC.Aeschynomene viscidula Roxb.Aeschynomene viscidula Roxb. ex Willd.Hedysarum alpinum Lour.Hedysarum neli-tali Roxb.Hedysarum virginicum Lour.Smithia aspera Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
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 identifier472784-1
Use codesAF EU FU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.