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
GenusChromolaena
Scientific name with authorshipChromolaena laevigata (Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chrysocoma punctata Steud.Chrysocoma punctulata Vell.Eupatorium alternans DC.Eupatorium australe Thunb.Eupatorium laevigatum Lam.Eupatorium laevigatum f. albiflorum KuntzeEupatorium laevigatum f. crenatifolium Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum f. flavidum KuntzeEupatorium laevigatum f. lilacinum KuntzeEupatorium laevigatum f. serratifolium Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum f. subcapillatum B.L.Rob.Eupatorium laevigatum var. claussenii BakerEupatorium laevigatum var. genuinum Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum var. longepetiolatum Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum var. longipetiolatum Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum var. microcephalaum Baker, 1876Eupatorium laevigatum var. microcephalum BakerEupatorium laevigatum var. psidiifolium Hassl.Eupatorium laevigatum var. squamulosum Hieron.Eupatorium laevigatum var. tomentosum BakerEupatorium osseanum Sch.Bip.Eupatorium osseanum Sch.Bip. ex BakerEupatorium propinquum DC.Eupatorium psiadiaefolium DC., 1836Eupatorium psiadiifolium DC.Eupatorium psiadiifolium var. latifolium DC.Eupatorium psiadiifolium var. psiadiifoliumEupatorium psiadiifolium var. tereticaule DC.Eupatorium resinosum Poepp. & Endl.Eupatorium resinosum var. resinosumOsmia alternans (DC.) Sch.Bip.Osmia laevigata (Lam.) Sch.Bip.Osmia propinqua (DC.) Sch.Bip.
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 identifier57414-2
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.