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 pilosa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acocotli quauhuahuacensis Hernandez, 1898Bidens abadiae DC.Bidens abadiae var. abadiaeBidens abadiae var. pilosoides SherffBidens abadiae var. typica SherffBidens adhaerescens Vell.Bidens africana KlattBidens alba var. radiata (Sch.Bip.) Ballard ex Melchert, 1975Bidens arenaria Gand.Bidens arenicola Gand., 1875Bidens aurantiaca ColensoBidens barrancae M.E.JonesBidens bimucronata Turcz.Bidens bullata var. glabrescens Fiori, 1904Bidens bullata var. hirta (Jord.) Coste, 1903Bidens calcicola Greenm.Bidens californica DC.Bidens caracasana DC.Bidens cernua var. tenuis Turcz.Bidens cernua var. tenuis Turcz. ex DC., 1836Bidens chilensis var. chilensisBidens ciliata Hoffmanns.Bidens ciliata Hoffmanns. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey., 1840Bidens decussata Pav.Bidens decussata Pav. ex DC.Bidens decussata Pav. ex Steud.Bidens dichotoma Desf. ex DC., 1836Bidens dondiaefolia Less.Bidens fastigiata var. hispida Jord.Bidens fastigiata var. hispida Jord. ex Cariot & St.Lag., 1854Bidens hirsuta Nutt.Bidens hirta Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.Bidens hirta Jord., 1850Bidens hispida KunthBidens leucantha (L.) Willd.Bidens leucantha Meyen & Walp., 1843Bidens leucantha f. discoidea Sch.Bip.Bidens leucantha var. leucanthaBidens leucantha var. pilosa (L.) Griseb., 1866Bidens leucantha var. sundaica (Blume) Hassk., 1845Bidens leucanthema f. discoidea Sch.Bip.Bidens leucanthema var. pilosa (L.) Griseb.Bidens leucanthema var. sundaica (Blume) Hassk., 1844Bidens monophylla Urb.Bidens montaubani Phil.Bidens multifida var. mutica DC., 1836Bidens ododrata Cav.Bidens odorata Cav.Bidens odorata var. calcicola (Greenm.) Ballard ex MelchertBidens odorata var. calcicola (Greenm.) R.E.BallardBidens odorata var. calciola R.E.Ballard, 1986Bidens orendainae M.E.JonesBidens paleacea Vis.Bidens pilosa f. bimucronata SherffBidens pilosa f. calcicola (Sherff) SherffBidens pilosa f. discoidea Sch.Bip.Bidens pilosa f. dissecta SherffBidens pilosa f. dondiaefolia (Less.) SherffBidens pilosa f. dondiifolia SherffBidens pilosa f. indivisa KayamaBidens pilosa f. indivisa SherffBidens pilosa f. monophylla SherffBidens pilosa f. odorata (Cav.) SherffBidens pilosa f. pilosior KuntzeBidens pilosa f. pinnata KuntzeBidens pilosa f. scandicina (Kunth) SherffBidens pilosa f. simplex SherffBidens pilosa f. subbiternata KuntzeBidens pilosa f. subsimplicifolia KuntzeBidens pilosa f. ternata KuntzeBidens pilosa f. triaristata SherffBidens pilosa f. umbrosa SherffBidens pilosa subsp. bimucronata (Turcz.) Schultz-Bip.Bidens pilosa var. albiflora Maxim., 1886Bidens pilosa var. bimucronata (Turcz.) Sch.Bip.Bidens pilosa var. bimucronata O.E.SchulzBidens pilosa var. brevifoliata Hieron.Bidens pilosa var. calcicola (Greenm.) Scherff, 1925Bidens pilosa var. calcicola (Greenm.) SherffBidens pilosa var. discoidea (Sch.Bip.) J.A.SchmidtBidens pilosa var. discoidea Sch.Bip., 1846Bidens pilosa var. humilis (Walp.) Walp. ex ReicheBidens pilosa var. humilis Walp., 1903Bidens pilosa var. puberula Sch.Bip.Bidens pilosa var. radiata (Sch.Bip.) SherffBidens pilosa var. subbiternata KuntzeBidens pilosa var. typica DominBidens pilosa var. typica Hochr., 1934Bidens pinnata NoronhaBidens reflexa LinkBidens rosea var. calcicola Greenm.Bidens striata SchottBidens striata Schott ex SweetBidens sundaica BlumeBidens taquetii H.Lév. & VaniotBidens trifoliata Norona, 1790Bidens tripartita Bojer, 1837Bidens tripartita subsp. hirta (Jord.) Bonnier & LayensBidens tripartita var. discoidea Wimm., 1841Bidens tripartita var. hirta (Jord.) Sherff, 1926
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier32564-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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 AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.