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
OrderCeratophyllales
FamilyCeratophyllaceae
GenusCeratophyllum
Scientific name with authorshipCeratophyllum demersum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ceratophyllum aquaticum H.C.WatsonCeratophyllum aquaticum subsp. demersum (L.) SymeCeratophyllum asperum Lam.Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich.Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich. ex GrayCeratophyllum demersum f. adei Vollm.Ceratophyllum demersum f. tuberculatum (Cham.) Hook.fil.Ceratophyllum demersum subsp. apiculatum (Cham.) GarckeCeratophyllum demersum var. apiculatum (Cham.) GarckeCeratophyllum demersum var. commune A.GrayCeratophyllum demersum var. commutatum Zapal.Ceratophyllum demersum var. inflatum R.E.Fr.Ceratophyllum demersum var. notachanthum J.Lloyd & FoucaudCeratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum (Cham.) K.Schum.Ceratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum L.Ceratophyllum demersum var. pentacanthum L.Ceratophyllum demersum var. platyacanthum L.Ceratophyllum demersum var. strypense Zapal.Ceratophyllum demersum var. tricorne Van Haes.Ceratophyllum gibbum LaforetCeratophyllum gibbum Laforet ex NymanCeratophyllum indicum Willd.Ceratophyllum indicum Willd. ex Cham.Ceratophyllum oxyacanthum Cham.Ceratophyllum submersum var. apiculatum (Cham.) Jess.Ceratophyllum submersum var. demersum (L.) Jess.Ceratophyllum tricorne Dumort.Ceratophyllum tricuspidatum Dumort.Ceratophyllum tuberculatum Cham.Ceratophyllum verticillatum Roxb.Ceratophyllum vulgare Schleid.Ceratophyllum vulgare var. oxyacanthum (Cham.) Schleid.Dichotophyllum demersum (L.) Moench
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier30006047-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.