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 virgata Waldst. & Kit.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Esula virgata (Waldst. & Kit.) Haw.Euphorbia esula nothosubsp. pseudovirgata SchurEuphorbia esula subsp. pseudovirgata (Schur) GovaertsEuphorbia esula subsp. xpseudovirgata SchurEuphorbia esula var. pubescens RegelEuphorbia esula x pseudovirgataEuphorbia jaxartica (Prokh.) KrylovEuphorbia obscura LángEuphorbia obscura Láng ex Rchb.Euphorbia opaca LángEuphorbia opaca Láng ex Rchb.Euphorbia pseudovirgata (Schur) SoóEuphorbia repens K.KochEuphorbia virgata subsp. jaxartica (Prokh.) Prokh.Euphorbia virgata var. angustissima SchurEuphorbia virgata var. montana Rchb.Euphorbia virgata var. pseudovirgata SchurEuphorbia waldsteinii (Soják) Czerep.Euphorbia waldsteinii (Soják) Radcl.-Sm.Euphorbia waldsteinii subsp. jaxartica (Prokh.) OudejansGalarhoeus virgatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Prokh.Keraselma virgatum (Waldst. & Kit.) Raf.Tithymalus graminifolius subsp. jaxarticus (Prokh.) SojákTithymalus graminifolius subsp. waldsteinii (Soják) SojákTithymalus jaxarticus Prokh.Tithymalus pseudovirgatus (Schur) SojákTithymalus repens (K.Koch) Klotzsch & GarckeTithymalus tommasinianus subsp. waldsteinii (Soják) SojákTithymalus virgatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Klotzsch & GarckeTithymalus waldsteinii Soják
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 identifier348706-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.