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
GenusCosmos
Scientific name with authorshipCosmos bipinnatus Cav.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens bipinnata (Cav.) Baill.Bidens formosa (Bonato) Sch.Bip.Bidens lindleyi Sch.Bip.Bidens reptans Sch.Bip.Coreopsis formosa BonatoCoreopsis formosa Bonato ex Pritz., 1854Cosmea bipinnata (Cav.) Willd.Cosmea tenifolia (Lindl.) Lindl.Cosmea tenifolia (Lindl.) Lindl. ex HeynholdCosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.LoudonCosmos bipinnatus subsp. albiflorus SprengerCosmos bipinnatus subsp. bipinnatusCosmos bipinnatus subsp. exaristatus DC.Cosmos bipinnatus subsp. typicus SherffCosmos bipinnatus var. albiflorus SprengerCosmos bipinnatus var. bipinnatusCosmos bipinnatus var. exaristatus DC.Cosmos bipinnatus var. typicus SherffCosmos formosa BonatoCosmos hybridus Anon.Cosmos hybridus GoldringCosmos spectabilis CarrièreCosmos spectabilis nothovar. spectabilisCosmos tenuifolius (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl.Cosmos ×spectabilis subsp. alba Carr.Cosmos ×spectabilis subsp. rosea Carr.Cosmos ×spectabilis var. alba Carr.Cosmos ×spectabilis var. rosea Carr.Dahlia repens Hartw.Dahlia repens Hartw. ex Benth., 1839Dahlia zimapani RoezlDahlia zimapani Roezl ex OrtgiesGalatella hauptii subsp. tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) Avé-Lall.Galatella tenuifolia Lindl.Galatella tenuifolia Lindl. ex DC.Georgia bipinnata (Cav.) Spreng.Georgina bipinnata (Cav.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier198320-1
Use codesEU MA 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.