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Asclepias mellodora

Asclepias mellodora A.St.-Hil.

Also indexed asYerba de la víborafalsa erva de rato
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
Scientific name with authorshipAsclepias mellodora A.St.-Hil.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Asclepias campestris f. rosea Stuck.Asclepias campestris f. rosea Stuck. ex SecktAsclepias campestris var. angustifolia KuntzeAsclepias campestris var. schlechteri KuntzeAsclepias citrifolia Hook. & Arn.Asclepias citrifolia var. angustifolia Hook. & Arn.Asclepias curassavica Griseb.Asclepias curupi E.Fourn.Asclepias hassleriana MalmeAsclepias jangadensis S.MooreAsclepias marginata var. bodenbenderi KuntzeAsclepias mellodora subsp. multinervis (E.Fourn.) Bollw.Asclepias mellodora var. bodenbenderi (Kuntze) Bollw.Asclepias mellodora var. mellodoraAsclepias mellodora var. minor A.St.-Hil.Asclepias mellodora var. multinervis (E.Fourn.) Bollw.Asclepias montevidensis Spreng.Asclepias montevidensis Spreng. ex E.Fourn.Asclepias nervosa Decne.Asclepias papillosa SilveiraAsclepias subulata LarrañagaAsclepias umbellata Vell.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier94450-1
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.