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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusDysphania
Scientific name with authorshipDysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agathophytum ambrosioides (L.) Peterm.Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Moq.Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) SpachAmbrina incisa Phil.Ambrina parvula Phil.Ambrina spathulata Moq.Atriplex ambrosioides (L.) CrantzAtriplex ambrosioides f. minus AellenBlitum ambrosioides (L.) BeckBotrys ambrosioides (L.) Nieuwl.Chenopodium album subsp. ambrosioides (L.) H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.Chenopodium amboanum (Murr) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides L.Chenopodium ambrosioides f. angustifolium (Pav. ex Moq.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. dentatum (Fenzl ex Mart.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. genuinum AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. minus (Murr) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. normale AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. pinnatifidum (Willk.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. rotundatum AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. spathulathum (Sieber ex Moq.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides f. suffruticosum (Willd.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides subsp. euambrosioides AellenChenopodium ambrosioides subsp. pinnatifidum Asch. & Graebn.Chenopodium ambrosioides subsp. suffruticosum (Willd.) Thell.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioidesChenopodium ambrosioides var. angustifolium SieberChenopodium ambrosioides var. angustifolium Sieber ex Moq.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. cinerascens SennenChenopodium ambrosioides var. comosum Willk.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. costei AellenChenopodium ambrosioides var. dentatum FenzlChenopodium ambrosioides var. genuinum Willk.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. incisum (Phil.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides var. microphyllum SennenChenopodium ambrosioides var. pinnatifidum Willk.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. polystachium Willk.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. pubescens MakinoChenopodium ambrosioides var. querciforme (Murr) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) Asch. & Graebn.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) P.Fourn.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) Thell.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. typicum (Speg.) AellenChenopodium ambrosioides var. typicum Speg.Chenopodium ambrosioides var. vagans J.T.HowellChenopodium ambrosioides var. viridis SennenChenopodium anthelminticum var. glabratum FenzlChenopodium anthelminticum var. hastatum Moq.Chenopodium anthelminticum var. subhirsutum FenzlChenopodium chilense var. incisa (Phil.) ReicheChenopodium cuneifolium Vent.Chenopodium cuneifolium Vent. ex Moq.Chenopodium integrifolium subsp. ramosissimum Worosh.Chenopodium integrifolium subsp. ramosissimum Worosh. ex JustChenopodium opulifolium subsp. amboanum MurrChenopodium querciforme MurrChenopodium querciforme var. minus MurrChenopodium rugosum Raf.Chenopodium sancta-maria Vell.Chenopodium santa-maria Vell.Chenopodium spathulatum (Moq.) SieberChenopodium spathulatum (Moq.) Sieber ex Moq.Chenopodium spathulatum var. angustifolium Moq.Chenopodium spathulatum var. platyphyllum Moq.Chenopodium suffruticosum Willd.Chenopodium suffruticosum subsp. remotum Vorosch.Chenopodium variegatum GouanNeobotrydium ambrosioides (L.) M.L.Zhang & G.L.ChuNeobotrydium incisum (Moq.) G.L.ChuOrthospermum ambrosioides (L.) Kostel., 1835Orthosporum ambrosioides (L.) Kostel.Orthosporum suffruticosum (Willd.) Kostel.Roubieva querciformis (Murr) G.L.ChuTeloxys ambrosioides (L.) W.A.WeberTeloxys vagans (Standl.) W.A.WeberVulvaria ambrosioides (L.) Bubani
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier1198060-2
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.