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 halimifolia (Lam.) Standl. ex Pittier
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes frutescens (L'Hér.) Standl.Achyranthes halimifolia Lam.Achyranthes incana Pav.Achyranthes incana Pav. ex Moq.Achyranthes martinicensis (Moq.) Standl.Adoketon maritimum Raf.Adoketon saxatile Raf.Alternanthera asterotricha UlineAlternanthera culebrasensis UlineAlternanthera ficoidea var. flavogrisea (Urb.) Fawc. & RendleAlternanthera ficoidea var. halimifolia (Lam.) KuntzeAlternanthera ficoides var. flavogrisea (Urb.) Fawc. & RendleAlternanthera flavogrisea (Urb.) Urb.Alternanthera frutescens R.Br.Alternanthera frutescens R.Br. ex Spreng.Alternanthera halimifolia (Lam.) Standl.Alternanthera halimifolia subsp. macrophylla J.T.HowellAlternanthera manillensis (Walp.) KanisAlternanthera martinicensis (Moq.) Standl.Alternanthera martinicensis (Moq.) StehléAlternanthera tenella subsp. flavogrisea (Urb.) Mears & VeldkampBucholzia frutescens (L'Hér.) Mart.Celosia peruviana Van Spand.Celosia peruviana Van Spand. ex Moq.Gomphrena ficoidea Jacq.Illecebrum alsinaefolium Scop.Illecebrum alsinefolium Scop.Illecebrum alsinifolium Scop.Illecebrum frutescens L'Hér.Illecebrum incanum Rich.Illecebrum incanum Rich. ex Moq.Illecebrum limense Dum.Cours.Illecebrum limense Dumort.Paronychia frutescens (L'Hér.) Desf.Telanthera densiflora Moq.Telanthera flavogrisea Urb.Telanthera frutescens (L'Hér.) Moq.Telanthera frutescens var. acutifolia Moq.Telanthera frutescens var. manillensis (Walp.) Moq.Telanthera halimifolia (Lam.) A.StewartTelanthera manillensis Walp.Telanthera martinicensis Moq.
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 identifier10362-2
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.