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Asclepias viridiflora

Asclepias viridiflora Raf.

Also indexed asgreen comet milkweedGreen comet milkweedasclépiade à fleurs vertesglade milkweedgreen antelopehorn milkweedgreen milkweedgreen-flowered milkweedshort green milkweed
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 viridiflora Raf.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Acerates bifida RusbyAcerates bifida Rusby ex A.GrayAcerates ivesii Wooton & Standl.Acerates lanceolata Steud.Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Britton & BrownAcerates viridiflora (Raf.) EatonAcerates viridiflora (Raf.) ElliottAcerates viridiflora var. ivesii BrittonAcerates viridiflora var. lanceolata (Torr.) A.GrayAsclepias ivesii (Britton) Wooton & Standl.Asclepias lanceolata E.IvesAsclepias nutans Muhl.Asclepias nutans Muhl. ex Steud.Asclepias viridiflora var. lanceolata (Ives) Torr.Asclepias viridiflora var. pubescentitomentosa Hook.Asclepias viridiflora var. viridifloraGomphocarpus viridiflorus (Raf.) K.Schum.Gomphocarpus viridiflorus (Raf.) Spreng.Otanema ovata Raf.Polyotus heterophyllus Nutt.

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 identifier1167930-2
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.