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 thymifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anisophyllum thymifolium (L.) Haw.Aplarina microphylla (Lam.) Raf.Chamaesyce mauritiana Comm.Chamaesyce mauritiana Comm. ex DenisChamaesyce microphylla (Lam.) SojákChamaesyce rubrosperma (Lotsy) Millsp.Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.Chamaesyce thymifolia f. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus.Chamaesyce thymifolia subsp. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus.Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. annobonensis Mildbr.Euphorbia afzelii N.E.Br.Euphorbia botryoides NoronhaEuphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham.Euphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham. ex DillwynEuphorbia microphylla Lam.Euphorbia philippina J.GayEuphorbia philippina J.Gay ex Boiss.Euphorbia rubicunda BlumeEuphorbia rubrosperma LotsyEuphorbia thymifolia f. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl.Euphorbia thymifolia subsp. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl.Euphorbia thymifolia subsp. suffrutescens Boiss.Euphorbia thymifolia var. disticha Nutt.Euphorbia thymifolia var. suffrutescens Boiss.Euphorbia thymifolia var. viridis Basumatary & S.Baruah
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier102034-2
Use codesHF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.