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 sulphureus Cav.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens artemisiaefolia (Jacq.) KuntzeBidens artemisiaefolia f. grandiflora KuntzeBidens artemisiaefolia f. parviflora KuntzeBidens artemisiaefolia f. rubra KuntzeBidens artemisiaefolia subsp. intermedia KuntzeBidens artemisiaefolia var. rubra KuntzeBidens artemisiifolia (Jacq.) KuntzeBidens artemisiifolia f. grandiflora Kuntze, 1891Bidens artemisiifolia f. parviflora Kuntze, 1891Bidens artemisiifolia subsp. intermedia Kuntze, 1891Bidens artemisiifolia subsp. sulphurea (Cav.) KuntzeBidens artemisiifolia var. artemisiifoliaBidens sulfurea (Cav.) Sch.Bip., 1853Bidens sulphurea (Cav.) Sch.Bip.Coreopsis artemisiaefolia Jacq.Coreopsis artemisiaefolia Sessé & Moc.Coreopsis artemisiifolia Jacq.Cosmea sulphurea (Cav.) Willd.Cosmos artemisiifolius (Jacq.) M.R.AlmeidaCosmos aurantiacus KlattCosmos gracilis SherffCosmos sulfureus Cav.Cosmos sulphureus f. sulphureusCosmos sulphureus var. exaristatus SherffCosmos sulphureus var. hirsuticaulis SherffCosmos sulphureus var. sulphureusCosmos sulphureus var. typicus Sherff
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 identifier198368-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.