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 schimperi Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens acutiloba SherffBidens buchingeri Sch.Bip. ex Asch., 1867Bidens grantii subsp. stapfioides SherffBidens grantii var. stapfioides Sherff, 1957Bidens microcarpa SherffBidens prolixus S.MooreBidens punctata SherffBidens schimperi Sch.Bip.Bidens schimperi subsp. brachycera SherffBidens schimperi subsp. greenwayi SherffBidens schimperi subsp. leiocarpa SherffBidens schimperi subsp. leptocera SherffBidens schimperi subsp. pilosa Sch.Bip.Bidens schimperi subsp. pilosa Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.Bidens schimperi subsp. punctata SherffBidens schimperi var. brachycera Sherff, 1939Bidens schimperi var. greenwayi Sherff, 1955Bidens schimperi var. leiocera Sherff, 1939Bidens schimperi var. leptocera Sherff, 1926Bidens schimperi var. pilosa Sch.Bip.Bidens schimperi var. pilosa Sch.Bip. ex Asch., 1867Bidens schimperi var. pilosa Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.Bidens schimperi var. punctata (Sherff) Sherff, 1928Bidens schimperi var. schimperiCoreopsis exaristata O.Hoffm.Coreopsis exaristata var. exaristata
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier185228-1
Use codesGS HF IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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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.