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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusFlemingia
Scientific name with authorshipFlemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Crotalaria cavaleriei H.Lév.Crotalaria macrophylla Willd.Flemingia bhottea Buch.-Ham.Flemingia brevipes CraibFlemingia capitata Buch.-Ham.Flemingia congesta Roxb. ex W.T.AitonFlemingia congesta subsp. nana (Roxb.) BakerFlemingia congesta var. semialata BakerFlemingia congesta var. tomentosa Miq.Flemingia congesta var. viridis PrainFlemingia ferruginea GrahamFlemingia latifolia var. hainanensis Y.T.Wei & S.K.LeeFlemingia latifolia var. siamensis CraibFlemingia macrophylla (Willd.) AlstonFlemingia macrophylla (Willd.) KuntzeFlemingia macrophylla subsp. viridis (Prain) H.B.NaithaniFlemingia macrophylla var. congesta (Roxb. ex W.T.Aiton) M.R.AlmeidaFlemingia macrophylla var. viridis (Prain) H.B.NaithaniFlemingia nana Roxb.Flemingia nana Wall.Flemingia sericans KurzFlemingia trinerva Desf.Flemingia trinervia Desf.Flemingia wightiana GrahamHedysarum trinervium Roxb.Hedysarum trinervium Roxb. ex Wall.Maughania brevipes (Craib) H.L.LiMaughania macrophylla (Willd.) KuntzeMaughania macrophylla f. poecilantha KuntzeMaughania macrophylla f. viridula KuntzeMaughania sericans (Kurz) MukerjeeMaughania tomentosa (Miq.) H.L.LiMoghania brevipes (Craib) H.L.LiMoghania cummingiana (Benth.) KuntzeMoghania latifolia (Benth.) MukerjeeMoghania macrophylla (Willd.) KuntzeMoghania macrophylla Hatus.Moghania philippinensis (Merr. & Rolfe) H.L.LiMoghania semialata var. viridis (Kurz) MukerjeeMoghania sericans (Kurz) MukerjeeMoghania teijsmanniana (Miq.) H.L.LiMoghania tomentosa (Miq.) H.L.LiMoghania wallichii (Wight & Arn.) KuntzeMoghania yunnanensis (Franch.) H.L.LiRhynchosia crotalarioides DC.Rhynchosia sericea S.Vidal
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Social 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 identifier495277-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.