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
GenusBlumea
Scientific name with authorshipBlumea axillaris DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Baccharis cochinchinensis Spreng.Blumea arenaria var. honigbergeri (Rech.fil.) ParsaBlumea chamissoniana DC.Blumea cunninghamii DC.Blumea diplotricha DominBlumea honigbergeri Rech.fil.Blumea leschenaultiana DC.Blumea mollis (D.Don) Merr.Blumea neilgherrensis Hook.fil.Blumea parvifolia Wall.Blumea parvifolia Wall. ex DC.Blumea perrottetiana DC.Blumea phyllostachya DC.Blumea solidaginoides (Poir.) DC.Blumea solidagoides (Poir.) DC.Blumea trichophora DC.Blumea wightiana DC.Blumea wightiana var. cuneiformis DC.Conyza axillaris (Lam.) Hornem.Conyza axillaris (Lam.) Hornem. ex Willd.Conyza axillaris Lam.Conyza bifoliata Cham. & Less.Conyza bifoliolata DC.Conyza lacera var. bifoliolata Wall.Conyza lacera var. bifoliolata Wall. ex Miq., 1856Conyza paniculata Wall.Conyza parvifolia Wall.Conyza wightiana Wall. ex DC.Erigeron glomeratus Spreng.Erigeron glomeratus Spreng. ex DC.Erigeron mollis D.DonGnaphalium solidaginoides Poir.Gnaphalium solidagoides Poir.Placus mollis (D.Don) KuntzePlacus neilgherensis (Hook.fil.) KuntzePlacus tomentosus Lour.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier185498-1
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.