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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDesmanthus
Scientific name with authorshipDesmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acacia angustisiliqua Desf.Acacia depauperata Mart.Acacia depauperata Mart. ex Steud.Acacia leptosperma BelloAcacia virgata (L.) Gaertn.Acuan depressum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KuntzeAcuan texanum Britton & RoseAcuan tracyi Britton & RoseAcuan virgatum (L.) Medik.Acuan virgatum var. albiflorum KuntzeAcuan virgatum var. flaviflorum KuntzeAcuania depressa KuntzeDesmanthus depressus Humb. & Bonpl.Desmanthus depressus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Desmanthus leptophyllus DC.Desmanthus pernambucensis (L.) Thell.Desmanthus pratorum Macfad.Desmanthus strictus DC.Desmanthus tenellus DC.Desmanthus virgatus subsp. depressus (Willd.) B.L.TurnerDesmanthus virgatus var. depressus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B.L.TurnerDesmanthus virgatus var. virgatusDesmodium virgatus (L.) Willd.Leucaena virgatumMimosa angustisiliqua Lam.Mimosa depressa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.Mimosa pernambucana Mill.Mimosa pernambucensis L.Mimosa virgata L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier1125234-2
Use codesAF EU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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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.