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
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusAllionia
Scientific name with authorshipAllionia incarnata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allionia bandoniae Phil.Allionia bandurriae Phil.Allionia bandurrii Phil.Allionia brandurriae Phil.Allionia craterimorpha RusbyAllionia cristata (Standl.) Standl.Allionia incarnata f. anodonta HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. cristata (Standl.) HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. cylindrica HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. glomerata HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. grandiflora HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. obtusilobata HeimerlAllionia incarnata f. villosiceps HeimerlAllionia incarnata var. nudata (Standl.) MunzAllionia jarae Phil.Allionia malacoides Benth.Allionia mendocina Phil.Allionia puberula Phil.Wedelia cristata Standl.Wedelia incarnata (L.) KuntzeWedelia incarnata (L.) L.Wedelia incarnata subsp. anodonta Standl.Wedelia incarnata subsp. nudata Standl.Wedelia malachroides Benth.Wedeliella cristata (Standl.) CockerellWedeliella incarnata (L.) CockerellWedeliella incarnata subsp. nudata (Standl.) CockerellWedeliella incarnata var. anodonta (Standl.) CockerellWedeliella incarnata var. nudata (Standl.) Cockerell
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 identifier8606-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.