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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusBoerhavia
Scientific name with authorshipBoerhavia coccinea Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Boerhavia adscendens var. pubescens ChoisyBoerhavia bracteata T.CookeBoerhavia caribaea Jacq.Boerhavia coccinea f. parcehirsuta HeimerlBoerhavia coccinea var. paniculata (Kuntze) MoscosoBoerhavia coccinea var. pubescens (Choisy) Cufod.Boerhavia coccinea var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) MoscosoBoerhavia diandra Aubl.Boerhavia diffusa Engelm. & A.GrayBoerhavia diffusa Sw.Boerhavia diffusa f. crassifolia DominBoerhavia diffusa var. acrophila DominBoerhavia diffusa var. hirsuta (Jacq.) KuntzeBoerhavia diffusa var. hirsuta HeimerlBoerhavia diffusa var. hirta BalleBoerhavia diffusa var. obtusifolia ChoisyBoerhavia diffusa var. obtusifolia Cordem., 1895Boerhavia diffusa var. paniculata KuntzeBoerhavia diffusa var. undulata (Asch. & Schweinf.) Cufod.Boerhavia diffusa var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) HeimerlBoerhavia diffusa var. xerophila DominBoerhavia glandulosa AnderssonBoerhavia hirsuta Jacq.Boerhavia hirsuta L.Boerhavia ixioides Standl.Boerhavia ixodes Standl.Boerhavia marlothiae HeimerlBoerhavia marlothii HeimerlBoerhavia nantocana SchauerBoerhavia obtusifolia Lam.Boerhavia patula DombeyBoerhavia patula Dombey ex VahlBoerhavia polymorpha Rich.Boerhavia ramulosa M.E.JonesBoerhavia repens var. undulata Asch. & Schweinf.Boerhavia sonorae RoseBoerhavia squamata Raf.Boerhavia viscosa Lag. & Rodr.Boerhavia viscosa f. oligadena HeimerlBoerhavia viscosa subsp. apiculata Standl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
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 identifier326873-2
Use codesAF GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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