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 pungens Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes leiantha (Seub.) Standl.Achyranthes lorentzii (Uline) Standl.Achyranthes mucronata Lam.Achyranthes nivea LinkAchyranthes obovata Pav.Achyranthes obovata Pav. ex Moq.Achyranthes radicans Cav.Achyranthes repens L.Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R.Br.Alternanthera achyrantha R.Br. ex SweetAlternanthera achyrantha var. echinata (Sm.) MaidenAlternanthera achyrantha var. leiantha Seub.Alternanthera achyrantha var. pungens (Kunth) Suess.Alternanthera ciliata Poepp.Alternanthera ciliata Poepp. ex Seub.Alternanthera echinata B.ReesAlternanthera echinata J.E.Sm.Alternanthera leiantha (Seub.) AlainAlternanthera lorentzii UlineAlternanthera procumbens Rojas AcostaAlternanthera pungens f. pauciflora Suess.Alternanthera pungens var. leiantha (Seub. ex Mart.) Suess.Alternanthera pungens var. monocephala (O.Bolòs & Marcos) O.Bolòs & VigoAlternanthera repens (L.) KuntzeAlternanthera repens (L.) LinkAlternanthera repens (L.) Steud.Alternanthera repens f. monocephala Bolus & MarcosAlternanthera repens subsp. monocephala O.Bolòs & MarcosAlternanthera thomensis Gand.Bucholzia spinescens GilliesBucholzia spinescens Gillies ex Moq.Celosia echinata Humb. & Bonpl.Celosia echinata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.Desmochaeta sordida BunburyGuilleminea procumbens Rojas AcostaIllecebrum achyrantha L.Illecebrum obliquum Schumach. & Thonn.Illecebrum pungens (Kunth) Spreng.Illecebrum ramosum Moq.Illecebrum sinense Moq.Paronychia achyrantha (L.) Desf.Pityranthus crassifolius Mart.Pupalia sordida (Bunbury) Moq.Steiremis repens (L.) Raf.Telanthera pungens (Kunth) Moq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier327342-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.