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
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusEranthemum
Scientific name with authorshipEranthemum pulchellum Andrews
Indexed scientific synonyms
Daedalacanthus nervosus (Vahl) T.AndersonDaedalacanthus pulchellus MazaDaedalacanthus scaber T.AndersonDaedalacanthus varians (Vent.) Vors, 1895Daedalacanthus varians (Vent.) VossEranthemum asperum Hook.fil.Eranthemum edgeworthianum NeesEranthemum grandiflorum Zipp.Eranthemum grandiflorum Zipp. ex Span.Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) R.Br., 1810Eranthemum nervosum var. scabrum NeesEranthemum pulchellum var. varians (Vent.)Eranthemum scabrum Wall.Eranthemum scabrum Wall. ex T.AndersonEranthemum varians Billb.Fittonia verschaffeltii var. pearsei G.NicholsonJusticia bicolor SimsJusticia colorata VahlJusticia colorata Vahl ex NeesJusticia gendarussa BlancoJusticia nervosa VahlPseuderanthemum asperum (Hook.fil.) Radlk.Pseuderanthemum bicolor (Schrank) Radlk. ex LindauPseuderanthemum pulchellum (Andrews) Merr.Ruellia varians Vent.Siphoneranthemum nervosum (Vahl) KuntzeUpudalia pulchella (Andrews) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier48879-1
Use codesEU ME
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.