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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusChrozophora
Scientific name with authorshipChrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chrozophora cordifolia PazijChrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng.Chrozophora integrifolia BungeChrozophora lepidocarpa PazijChrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss., 1824Chrozophora obliqua var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) DuthieChrozophora sieberi C.PreslChrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) Raf.Chrozophora tinctoria f. brachypetala Müll.Arg.Chrozophora tinctoria subsp. obliqua (Vahl) O.Bolòs & VigoChrozophora tinctoria var. genuina Müll.Arg.Chrozophora tinctoria var. glabrata Heldr.Chrozophora tinctoria var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.Chrozophora tinctoria var. subplicata Müll.Arg.Chrozophora tinctoria var. verbascifolia (Willd.) Müll.Arg.Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss., 1824Chrozophora villosa Lindl.Chrozophora warionii Coss.Chrozophora warionii Coss. ex Batt.Croton argenteus Forssk.Croton obliquus VahlCroton oblongifolius SieberCroton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng.Croton patulus Lag.Croton tinctorius L.Croton verbascifolius Willd.Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) MoenchTournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch.Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill.Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) KuntzeTournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill.Tournesolia tinctoria (L.) Baill., 1892Tournesolia tinctoria (L.) Scop., 1777
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
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 identifier340969-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.