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
GenusDesmodium
Scientific name with authorshipDesmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aeschynomene incana (Sw.) G.Mey.Aeschynomene spicata Poir.Desmodium ancistrocarpum (Ledeb.) DC.Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.) SchumachDesmodium diversifolium (Poir.) DC.Desmodium diversifolium Schltdl.Desmodium frutescens Schindl.Desmodium incanum f. minor Chodat & Hassl.Desmodium incanum f. obovatifolium WawraDesmodium incanum var. incanumDesmodium incanum var. supinum (DC.) Hook. & Arn.Desmodium lindleyi Mart.Desmodium mauritianum (Willd.) DC.Desmodium portoricense (Spreng.) G.DonDesmodium sparsiflorum G.DonDesmodium supinum DC.Desmodium tenue G.DonDesmodium variifolium Steud.Hedysarum ancistrocarpum Ledeb.Hedysarum canescens Mill.Hedysarum canum J.F.Gmel.Hedysarum canum LunanHedysarum conjunctum Weinm.Hedysarum diversifolium Poir.Hedysarum frutescens Jacq.Hedysarum incanum Sw.Hedysarum madagascariense Desv.Hedysarum madagascariensis Desv.Hedysarum mauritianum Willd.Hedysarum portoricense Spreng.Hedysarum racemosum Aubl.Hedysarum supinum Sw.Heteroloma supinum Desv.Heteroloma supinum Desv. ex KunthMeibomia adscendens var. incana (Sw.) KuntzeMeibomia cana (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.BlakeMeibomia diversifolia (Poir.) KuntzeMeibomia incana (Sw.) HoehneMeibomia incana (Sw.) O.F.Cook & G.N.CollinsMeibomia incana (Sw.) VailMeibomia incana Lindm.Meibomia mauritiana (Willd.) KuntzeMeibomia ovalis RusbyMeibomia supina (DC.) BrittonMeibomia variifolia (Steud.) KuntzePleurolobus spicatus (Poir.) J.St.-Hil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal 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 identifier1015219-2
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.