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 ficoidea (L.) P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes ficoidea (L.) Lam.Achyranthes ficoides (L.) Lam.Alternanthera brachiata Moq.Alternanthera diffusa SchachtAlternanthera ficoidea (L.) P.Beauv.Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Roem. & Schult.Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Sm.Alternanthera ficoidea var. brachiata (Moq.) Uline & W.L.BrayAlternanthera ficoidea var. diffusa (Mart.) KuntzeAlternanthera ficoidea var. erecta (Mart.) PedersenAlternanthera ficoidea var. radicans (Mart.) PedersenAlternanthera flavogrisea subsp. diffusa (Mart.) MearsAlternanthera flavogrisea subsp. diffusa (Mart.) Mears ex FournetAlternanthera polygonoides (L.) Griseb., 1859Alternanthera polygonoides var. diffusa (Mart.) HickenAlternanthera polygonoides var. ficoidea (L.) M.GómezAlternanthera polygonoides var. glabrescens GrisAlternanthera polygonoides var. radicans (Moq.) M.GómezAlternanthera tenella CollaAlternanthera tenella subsp. tenellaAlternanthera tenella var. tenellaAlternanthera triandra Steud.Bucholzia brachiata Schrad.Bucholzia brachiata Schrad. ex Seub.Bucholzia ficoidea (L.) Mart.Bucholzia polygonoides var. erecta Mart.Bucholzia polygonoides var. radicans Mart.Gomphrena ficoidea L.Illecebrum ficoideum (L.) L.Illecebrum tenellum (Desf.) Moq.Paronychia ficoidea (L.) Desf.Paronychia tenella Desf.Steiremis ficoidea (L.) Raf.Telanthera ficoidea (L.) Moq.Telanthera polygonoides var. brachiata Moq.Telanthera polygonoides var. radicans (Mart.) 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 identifier1078972-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.