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 lacera (Burm.f.) DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blumea bodinieri VaniotBlumea cinerascens DC.Blumea commersonii Edgew.Blumea cuneifolia Wall.Blumea cuneifolia Wall. ex DC.Blumea dregeana DC.Blumea dregeanoides C.H.Schultz, 1848Blumea dregeanoides Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.Blumea duclouxii VaniotBlumea fontinalis Edgew.Blumea glandulosa DC.Blumea glandulosa subsp. glandulosaBlumea glandulosa var. glandulosaBlumea heyneana Wall.Blumea heyneana Wall. ex DC.Blumea hieraciifolia Hook.fil. & ThomsonBlumea hieraciifolia var. holosericea (DC.) Benth.Blumea holosericea DC.Blumea lacera Oliv. & HiernBlumea lacera subsp. cinerascens (DC.) Hook.f.Blumea lacera subsp. glandulosa (DC.) Hook.f.Blumea lacera subsp. subdivaricata H.Kost.Blumea lacera var. glandulosa Hook.fil.Blumea lacera var. subdivaricata H.Kost., 1972Blumea lactucifolia DC.Blumea leptoclada Dalzell & A.GibsonBlumea musra (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) DC.Blumea runcinata Wall.Blumea subcapitata Wall.Blumea subcapitata Wall. ex DC.Blumea thyrsoidea Sch.Bip.Blumea trigona DC.Blumea velutina (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. & VaniotBlumea villosa Sch.Bip.Blumea villosa Sch.Bip. ex Hook.fil.Blumea viscosula DC.Blumea viscosula var. hispidula DC.Blumea wightiana Hook.f., 1881Conyza acrocephala Miq.Conyza amoena LinkConyza aurita B.HeyneConyza aurita B.Heyne ex DC.Conyza bifoliolata Wall., 1831Conyza chenopodiifolia Lam.Conyza cuneifolia Wall.Conyza heyneana Wall.Conyza holosericea Wall.Conyza lacera Burm.fil.Conyza lacera subsp. wallichii (DC.) DC.Conyza lacera subsp. wallichii (DC.) DC. ex Miq.Conyza lacera subsp. wightiana (DC.) DC.Conyza lacera subsp. wightiana (DC.) DC. ex Miq.Conyza lacera var. laceraConyza lacera var. wallichii (DC.) DC.Conyza lacera var. wallichii (DC.) DC. ex Miq., 1856Conyza lacera var. wightiana (DC.) DC.Conyza lacera var. wightiana (DC.) DC. ex Miq., 1856Conyza lactucifolia (DC.) Wall. ex Mor., 1846Conyza lactucifolia Wall.Conyza musra Buch.-Ham.Conyza musra Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Conyza subcapitata Wall.Conyza thyrsiflora Wall.Conyza thyrsoidea Pers.Conyza timorensis Miq.Conyza velutina (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév.Conyza viscosula Wall.Conyza viscosula Wall. ex DC.Cotula conica Wall.Erigeron exstipulatus Schumach. & Thonn.Erigeron mollis DC.Laggera musra (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Benth. & Hook.fil.Placus acrocephalus (Miq.) KuntzePlacus lacerus (Burm.fil.) KuntzePlacus subcapitatus (Wall. ex DC.) KuntzeSenecio velutinus H.Lév. & Vaniot
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier185603-1
Use codesHF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.