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 sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blumea aculeata DC.Blumea aculeata DC. ex Spanoghe, 1841Blumea acutata DC.Blumea acutata DC. ex Decne, 1834Blumea acutata var. acutataBlumea cichoriifolia DC.Blumea cichoriifolia DC. ex Decne.Blumea crepidifolia DC.Blumea glandulosa Benth.Blumea javanica (Blume) Zoll. & MoritziBlumea lacera var. blumei DC.Blumea lacera var. javanica (Blume) J.Kost.Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC.Blumea laciniata subsp. laciniataBlumea laciniata var. laciniataBlumea laciniata var. tjibatoeensis Hochr., 1934Blumea okinawensis HayataBlumea onnaensis HayataBlumea runcinata DC.Blumea sinapifolia Gagnep.Blumea sonchifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) DC.Blumea uninata DC., 1836Conyza acutata (DC.) Miq.Conyza cichoriifolia (DC.) Miq.Conyza gouiana Blanco, 1837Conyza javanica BlumeConyza lacera var. blumei (DC.) DC.Conyza lacera var. blumei (DC.) DC. ex Miq., 1856Conyza laciniata Roxb.Conyza runcinata (DC.) Wall. ex Miq., 1856Conyza runcinata Wall.Conyza sonchifolia Buch.-Ham.Conyza sonchifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Gnaphalium sinuatum Lour.Placus acutatus (DC.) KuntzePlacus laciniatus (Roxb.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier185697-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.