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
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAlternanthera
Scientific name with authorshipAlternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes brasiliana (L.) Standl.Achyranthes brasiliana ThouinAchyranthes brasiliana Thouin ex Moq.Achyranthes geniculata Pav.Achyranthes geniculata Pav. ex Moq.Alternanthera brasiliana f. angustifolia KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana f. bicolor KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana f. obtusifolia KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana f. rubicunda KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana var. glabriuscula KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana var. jacquinii KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana var. longiseta Suess.Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericea KuntzeAlternanthera brasiliana var. straminea (Mart.) Suess.Alternanthera dentata Scheygr.Alternanthera dentata f. pubescens Suess.Alternanthera dentata f. rubiginosa Suess.Alternanthera moquinii var. grandiceps Suess.Alternanthera ramosissima R.E.Fr.Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Millsp.Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Suess.Caraxeron brasiliense (L.) Raf.Gomphrena brasiliana L.Gomphrena brasiliensis (L.) Jacq.Gomphrena brasiliensis (L.) Lam.Gomphrena brasiliensis L.Gomphrena dentata MoenchMogiphanes brasiliensis (Jacq.) Mart.Mogiphanes straminea Mart.Philoxerus brasiliana (L.) Sm.Philoxerus brasiliensis (L.) R.Br.Philoxerus brasiliensis (L.) R.Br. ex SweetPsilotrichum malaccense Suess.Telanthera brasiliana (L.) Moq.Telanthera brasiliensis (L.) Endl.Telanthera brasiliensis JacqTelanthera dentata Moq.
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 identifier10294-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.