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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBidens
Scientific name with authorshipBidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
Indexed scientific synonyms
Actinea biternata (Lour.) Spreng.Bidens abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex Walp.Bidens abyssinica Sch.Bip., 1846Bidens abyssinica subsp. abyssinicaBidens abyssinica subsp. glabrata VatkeBidens abyssinica subsp. quadriaristata Hochst. & Schweinf.Bidens abyssinica var. abyssinicaBidens abyssinica var. glabrata Vatke, 1875Bidens abyssinica var. quadriaristata Hochst.Bidens abyssinica var. quadriaristata Hochst. ex Schweinf.Bidens biternata f. abyssinica Sherff, 1930Bidens biternata f. biternataBidens biternata f. lasiocarpa Sherff, 1954Bidens biternata subsp. abyssinica SherffBidens biternata subsp. biternataBidens biternata subsp. glabrata (Vatke) SherffBidens biternata subsp. lasiocarpa SherffBidens biternata var. abyssinica (Sch.Bip.) Sherff, 1929Bidens biternata var. glabrata (Vatke) Sherff, 1930Bidens chinensis (L.) Willd.Bidens chinensis f. chinensisBidens chinensis f. simplicfolia O.E.Schulz, 1914Bidens chinensis subsp. abyssinicus (Sch.Bip.) O.E.SchulzBidens chinensis subsp. chinensisBidens chinensis subsp. simplicfolia O.E.SchulzBidens chinensis var. abyssinica O.E.Schulz, 1914Bidens chinensis var. chinensisBidens cylindrica SherffBidens decomposita Wall.Bidens kotschyi Sch.Bip. ex Walp.Bidens kotschyi Sch.Bip., 1846Bidens laciniata Sch.Bip.Bidens laciniata Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.Bidens lasiocarpa O.E.SchulzBidens pilosa f. rubiflora S.S.YingBidens pilosa subsp. abyssinica (Sch.Bip.) FioriBidens pilosa subsp. chinensis L.Bidens pilosa subsp. glabrata (Vatke) Engl.Bidens pilosa subsp. quadriseta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) Engl.Bidens pilosa var. abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Fiori, 1913Bidens pilosa var. chinensis L.Bidens pilosa var. glabrata (Vatke) VatkeBidens pilosa var. glabrata (Vatke) Vatke ex Engl., 1892Bidens pilosa var. quadriseta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) Schweinf.Bidens pilosa var. quadriseta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) Schweinf. ex Engl., 1892Bidens pilosa var. wallichii (DC.) C.B.ClarkeBidens quadriseta Hochst.Bidens quadriseta Hochst. ex Oliv. & HiernBidens quadriseta subsp. glabrata (Vatke) MatteiBidens quadriseta subsp. incisifolia Hochst.Bidens quadriseta subsp. incisifolia Hochst. ex Chiov.Bidens quadriseta subsp. incisifolia Hochst. ex Oliv. & HiernBidens quadriseta subsp. quadrisetaBidens quadriseta var. glabrata (Vatke) Mattei, 1910Bidens quadriseta var. incisifolia Hochst.Bidens quadriseta var. incisifolia Hochst. ex Chiov.Bidens quadriseta var. incisifolia Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern, 1877Bidens quadriseta var. quadrisetaBidens robertianifolia H.Lév. & VaniotBidens wallichii subsp. bimensis Miq.Bidens wallichii var. bimensis Miq., 1856Bidens wallichii var. wallichiiCoreopsis biternata Lour.Coreopsis biternata subsp. biternataCoreopsis biternata var. biternata
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier184771-1
Use codesGS HF MA ME
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 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.