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
GenusCyrtocymura
Scientific name with authorshipCyrtocymura scorpioides (Lam.) H.Rob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cacalia scorpioides (Lam.) KuntzeCacalia scorpioides Lam.Cacalia scorpioides var. glabriuscula KuntzeCacalia scorpioides var. scorpioidesCacalia scorpioides var. subrepanda (Pers.) KuntzeCacalia scorpioides var. subtomentosa KuntzeCacalia scorpioides var. tomentosa KuntzeCacalia tournefortioides (Kunth) KuntzeChrysocoma repanda Vell.Conyza scorpioides Lam.Lepidaploa scorpioides (Lam.) Cass.Staehelina solidaginoides Willd.Staehelina solidaginoides Willd. ex Less.Vernonia arborescens var. corrientensis Hieron.Vernonia centriflora Link & OttoVernonia flavescens Less.Vernonia lanuginosa GardnerVernonia longeracemosa C.Mart.Vernonia longeracemosa C.Mart. ex DC.Vernonia longiracemosa Mart.Vernonia longiracemosa Mart. ex DC.Vernonia saepiepium EkmanVernonia scorpioides (Lam.) Cass.Vernonia scorpioides (Lam.) Pers.Vernonia scorpioides subsp. centriflora DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. centriflora (Link & Otto) DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. longeracemosa DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. longifolia DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. longiracemosa DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. scorpioidesVernonia scorpioides var. subrepanda (Pers.) DC.Vernonia scorpioides var. subtomentosa DC.Vernonia subrepanda Pers.Vernonia tournefortioides KnuthVernonia tournefortioides Kunth
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 identifier944993-1
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.