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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Scientific name with authorshipEuphorbia serpens Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anisophyllum emarginatum Klotzsch & GarckeAnisophyllum serpens (Kunth) Klotzsch & GarckeChamaesyce biramensis (Urb.) AlainChamaesyce emarginata (Klotzsch & Garcke) CroizatChamaesyce mangletii (Urb.) AlainChamaesyce microclada (Urb.) AlainChamaesyce pileoides (Millsp.) Millsp.Chamaesyce radicans Millsp.Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Millsp., 1913Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) SmallChamaesyce serpens subsp. montevidensis CroizatChamaesyce serpens var. fissistipula (Thell.) Hügin, 1998Chamaesyce serpens var. montevidensis CroizatEuphorbia begoniifolia Lehm.Euphorbia biramensis Urb.Euphorbia emarginata (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.Euphorbia flexicaulis ScheeleEuphorbia herniarioides Nutt.Euphorbia inflexa Urb. & EkmanEuphorbia mangletii Urb.Euphorbia microclada Urb.Euphorbia minutiflora N.E.Br.Euphorbia orbiculata subsp. jawaharii Rajagopal & PanigrahiEuphorbia orbiculata var. jawaharii Rajagopal & PanigrahiEuphorbia pileoides Millsp.Euphorbia radicans Moric.Euphorbia radicans Moric. ex Klotzsch & GarckeEuphorbia sepens subsp. flexicaulis (Scheele) Thell.Euphorbia sepens subsp. psilocyanthia Thell.Euphorbia serpens f. flexicaulis (Scheele) Thell.Euphorbia serpens f. psilocyathia Thell.Euphorbia serpens subsp. fissistipula (Thell.) Verloove & LambinonEuphorbia serpens subsp. fissistipula Thell.Euphorbia serpens subsp. flexicaulis (Scheele) Coult.Euphorbia serpens subsp. imbricata Boiss.Euphorbia serpens subsp. microphylla Müll.Arg.Euphorbia serpens subsp. radicans Boiss.Euphorbia serpens var. fissistipula Thell.Euphorbia serpens var. flexicaulis (Scheele) J.M.Coult.Euphorbia serpens var. imbricata Boiss.Euphorbia serpens var. microphylla Müll.Arg.Euphorbia serpens var. radicans Boiss.Euphorbia serpens var. serpens
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 identifier101976-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.