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 sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes linearifolia Sw.Achyranthes linearifolia Sw. ex Wikstr.Achyranthes polygonoides (L.) Lam.Achyranthes repens ElliottAchyranthes sessilis (L.) BesserAchyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf.Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud.Achyranthes sessilis Steud. ex Standl.Achyranthes triandra Roxb.Achyranthes villosa BlancoAllaganthera forsskaolei Mart.Altemanthera sessilis (Linnaeus, 1753)Alternanthera achyranth Forssk.Alternanthera achyranthes Forssk.Alternanthera achyranthes Forssk. ex C.Chr.Alternanthera achyranthoides Forssk.Alternanthera achyranthoides HiernAlternanthera denticulata var. bifaria Hassk.Alternanthera dubia Moq.Alternanthera ficoides P.Beauv.Alternanthera ficoides Rchb.Alternanthera ficoides Rchb. ex Moq.Alternanthera ficoides var. minor P.Beauv.Alternanthera ficoides var. versicolor Lem.Alternanthera glabra Moq.Alternanthera major (Benth.) DominAlternanthera nana var. major Benth.Alternanthera nodiflora R.Br.Alternanthera nodiflora var. lanceolata Moq.Alternanthera nodiflora var. linearifolia Moq.Alternanthera polygonoides (L.) R.Br.Alternanthera polygonoides (L.) R.Br. ex SweetAlternanthera prostrata D.DonAlternanthera repens J.F.Gmel.Alternanthera sennii MatteiAlternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.Alternanthera sessilis R.Br.Alternanthera sessilis f. lanceolata KuntzeAlternanthera sessilis f. spathulifolia KuntzeAlternanthera sessilis var. angustifolia Moq.Alternanthera sessilis var. major Moq.Alternanthera sessilis var. neglecta KuntzeAlternanthera sessilis var. nodiflora (R.Br.) KuntzeAlternanthera sessilis var. parviflora KuntzeAlternanthera sessilis var. stauntonii Moq.Alternanthera sessilis var. tenuissima (Suess.) BackerAlternanthera sibirica (Vent. ex Schult.) Steud.Alternanthera sissoo VeldeAlternanthera tenella Moq.Alternanthera tenuissima Suess.Alternanthera triandra Lam.Alternanthera triandra var. nodiflora (R.Br.) Maiden & BetcheAlternanthera uliginosa (Domin) DinterBucholzia diffusa Mart.Bucholzia polygonoides (L.) Mart.Gomphrena brasiliensis Moq.Gomphrena polygonoides L.Gomphrena sessilis L.Illecebrum denticulatum (R.Br.) Spreng.Illecebrum glabrum Spreng.Illecebrum glabrum Spreng. ex Moq.Illecebrum indicum Houtt.Illecebrum polygonoides (L.) L.Illecebrum sessile (L.) L.Illecebrum sessile Pall.Illecebrum sessile Pall. ex Moq.Illecebrum sibiricum Vent.Illecebrum sibiricum Vent. ex Roem. & Schult.Illecebrum triandrum Buch.-Ham.Illecebrum triandrum Buch.-Ham. ex Moq.Illecebrum triandrum LlanosParonychia dubia Moq.Paronychia sessilis (L.) Desf.Paronychia tetragona MoenchSteiremis sessilifolia Raf.Telanthera polygonoides (L.) Moq.Telanthera polygonoides var. compacta Moq.Telanthera polygonoides var. major Moq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Social 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 identifier1069792-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.