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Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.

Also indexed asAmor-de-velha-da-folha-graudaSpanish tick-cloverTrèfle d'Espagnedesmodio plateadopega pegapilipili `ulasilverleaf desmodiumspanischer Klee
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDesmodium
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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 uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Desmodium hjalmarsonii (Schindl.) Standl.Desmodium intortum var. pilosiusculum (DC.) FosbergDesmodium limense var. sandwicense (E.Mey.) Schindl.Desmodium limense var. sandwicense (E.Mey.) Schindl. ex O.N.Allen & E.K.AllenDesmodium pilosiusculum DC.Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.Desmodium sinclairii Benth.Desmodium uncinatum var. gracile BurkartDesmodium uncinatum var. uncinatumHedysarum adhaerens VahlHedysarum mexicanum SweetHedysarum uncinatum Jacq.Hedysarum virgatum Cerv.Hedysarum virgatum Cerv. ex SweetMeibomia hjalmarsonii Schindl.Meibomia limensis var. pilosiuscula (DC.) Schindl.Meibomia pilosiuscula (DC.) Hochr.Meibomia sinclairii (Benth.) Schindl.Meibomia uncinata (Jacq.) Kuntze

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food

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 identifier1109494-2
Use codesAF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal 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.