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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusEuploca
Scientific name with authorshipEuploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger
Indexed scientific synonyms
Heliotropium bicolor Hochst. & Steud.Heliotropium bicolor Hochst. & Steud. ex A.DC.Heliotropium brevifolium Wall.Heliotropium compactum D.DonHeliotropium constrictum KaplanHeliotropium cordofanum Hochst.Heliotropium cordofanum Hochst. ex A.DC.Heliotropium fruticosum Forssk.Heliotropium longifolium KlotzschHeliotropium myosotoides Lehm.Heliotropium parvifolium Edgew.Heliotropium pygmaeum KlotzschHeliotropium senense KlotzschHeliotropium sennii Chiov.Heliotropium strictum Ehrenb.Heliotropium strictum Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.Heliotropium strigosum Willd.Heliotropium strigosum subsp. brevifolium (Wall.) KazmiHeliotropium strigosum subsp. strigosumHeliotropium strigosum var. bicolor (Hochst. & Steud.) O.SchwartzHeliotropium strigosum var. brevifolium (Wall.) C.B.ClarkeHeliotropium strigosum var. cordofanum (DC. & A.DC.) MaireHeliotropium thymeloides Walp.Heliotropium thymoides Jaub. & SpachLithospermum chinense Hook. & Arn.Lithospermum chinensis Hook. & Arn.Peristima bicolor (Hochst. & Steud. ex A.DC.) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
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 identifier60430587-2
Use codesAF MA ME
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.