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
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusAlectra
Scientific name with authorshipAlectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alectra aberdarica Chiov.Alectra arabica DeflersAlectra barbata (Hiern) Melch.Alectra communis Hemsl.Alectra hundtii Melch.Alectra ibityensis Eb.Fisch.Alectra ledermannii Engl.Alectra melampyroides Benth.Alectra rupestris BonatiAlectra schliebenii Melch.Alectra senegalensis var. minima A.Chev. ex MelchorAlectra senegalensis var. pallescens BonatiAlectra senegalensis var. pallescens Bonati ex Melch.Alectra sessiliflora f. barbata (Hiern) Hilliard & B.L.BurttAlectra sessiliflora var. barbata (Hiern) Hilliard & B.L.BurttAlectra sessiliflora var. sessilifloraAlectra thomsonii Hook.fil.Alectra trinervis Hemsl.Bartsia scabra (Thunb.) Spreng.Gerardia sessiliflora VahlGlossostylis capensis (Thunb.) Benth.Hymenospermum dentatum Benth.Hymenospermum dentatum Benth. ex Wall.Melasma arvense (Benth.) Hand.-Mazz.Melasma barbatum HiernMelasma indicum var. monticola Engl.Melasma sessiliflorum (Vahl) HiernMelasma thomsonii (Hook.f.) Wettst.Melasma thomsonii (Hook.fil.) Wettst. ex Engl. & PrantlNigrina melampyrodes KuntzeNigrina sessiflora KuntzeNigrina sessiliflora (Vahl) KuntzeRhinanthus scaber Thunb.Starbia madagascariensis Steud.
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 identifier798794-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.