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
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusEnicostema
Scientific name with authorshipEnicostema verticillatum (L.) Engl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adenema hyssopifolium G.DonCentaurium fastigiatum (Wallr.) DruceCentaurium minus var. pienicicum (Borbás) SoóCentaurium sylvaticum (Kanitz) DruceCentaurium verticillatum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseCoutoubea verticillata G.DonEnicostema occidentale (Griseb.) Griseb.Enicostema verticillatum (L.) Engl. ex GilgEricoila verticillata (L.) Borkh.Erythraea fastigiata Wallr.Erythraea pienicica BorbásErythraea sylvatica KanitzExacum verticillatum (L.) Willd.Gentiana hyssopifolia L.Gentiana hyssopifolia L. ex Spreng.Gentiana lignosa MurrayGentiana lignosa Murray ex Steud.Gentiana octoflora VitmanGentiana verticillata L.Hippion verticillatum (L.) F.W.SchmidtHippion verticillatum (L.) Spreng.Hippion verticillatum var. occidentale (Griseb.) KuntzeHippionum verticillatum (L.) KuntzeLisianthus longiflorus Willd.Lisianthus longiflorus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Slevogtia occidentalis Griseb.Slevogtia verticillata (L.) G.DonSlevogtia verticillata D.Don
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 identifier91047-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.