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
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusAlonsoa
Scientific name with authorshipAlonsoa meridionalis (L.f.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alonsoa albiflora G.NicholsonAlonsoa bidentata López GuillénAlonsoa caulialata Ruiz & Pav.Alonsoa compacta VossAlonsoa grandiflora VossAlonsoa incisa VossAlonsoa incisaefolia Ruiz & Pav.Alonsoa incisifolia Ruiz & Pav.Alonsoa incisifolia var. angustifolia López GuillénAlonsoa incisifolia var. incisifoliaAlonsoa incisifolia var. latifolia Benth.Alonsoa incissaefolia var. latifolia Benth.Alonsoa meridionalis (L.fil.) DruceAlonsoa meridionalis var. carnea KuntzeAlonsoa meridionalis var. cinnabarina KuntzeAlonsoa meridionalis var. crocea KuntzeAlonsoa meridionalis var. flava KuntzeAlonsoa meridionalis var. lactea DielsAlonsoa meridionalis var. meridionalisAlonsoa meridionalis var. micans KuntzeAlonsoa meridionalis var. rubra KuntzeAlonsoa mutisii (Kunth) G.DonAlonsoa mutisii Steud.Alonsoa myrtifolia RoezlAlonsoa parviflora (Kunth) G.DonAlonsoa parviflora (Kunth) Steud.Alonsoa peruviana López GuillénAlonsoa procumbens Ruiz & Pav.Alonsoa quadrifolia G.DonAlonsoa urticifolia (Willd.) Steud.Alonsoa warscewiczii RegelAlonsoa warscewiczii f. coccinea MoldenkeAlonsoa warscewiczii var. compacta T.MooreAlonsoa warszewiczii RegelAlonsoa warszewiczii f. coccinea MoldenkeCelsia urticifolia SimsGerardia stemodiifolia Walp.Hemimeris caulialata Pers.Hemimeris incisifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.Hemimeris intermedia G.Lodd.Hemimeris mutisii KunthHemimeris parviflora KunthHemimeris procumbens Pers.Hemimeris urticifolia (Sims) Willd.Hemitomus urticifolius (Sims) L'Hér.Hemitomus urticifolius (Sims) L'Hér. ex Desf.Scrophularia meridionalis L.fil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier9536-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.