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
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusAsystasia
Scientific name with authorshipAsystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asyneuma coromandeliana (Nees)Asystasia comorensis var. humilis NeesAsystasia coromandeliana Burkill & C.B.ClarkeAsystasia coromandeliana NeesAsystasia gangetica subsp. gangeticaAsystasia gangetica var. mendeliana S.R.Kundu & Mahua PalAsystasia ledermannii LindauAsystasia plumbaginea NeesAsystasia quarterna NeesAsystasia quaterna NeesAsystasia violacea DalzellIntrusaria bicolor Raf.Justicia gangetica L.Justicia plumbaginea Wall.Ruellia coromandeliana NeesRuellia digitalis Burm.Ruellia digitalis K.D.KoenigRuellia digitalis K.D.Koenig ex Spreng.Ruellia filiformis B.HeyneRuellia filiformis B.Heyne ex Steud.Ruellia filiformis KleinRuellia filiformis Klein ex NeesRuellia gangetica (L.) R.Br.Ruellia nemoralis VahlRuellia nemoralis Vahl ex NeesRuellia nemorum RussellRuellia nemorum Russell ex Wall.Ruellia obliqua WightRuellia obliqua Wight ex Wall.Ruellia secunda VahlRuellia umbrosa Wall.Ruellia variabilis MacraeRuellia variabilis Macrae ex NeesRuellia zeylanica K.D.KoenigRuellia zeylanica K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier45742-1
Use codesAF EU FU 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 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.