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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusFunastrum
Scientific name with authorshipFunastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apocynum proliferum Sessé & Moc.Asclepias alba Cav.Asclepias clausa Jacq.Asclepias filiformis Jacq.Asclepias jacquiniana F.Dietr.Asclepias jacquiniana Spreng.Asclepias linearifolia Pav.Asclepias linearifolia Pav. ex Decne.Asclepias scandens Mill.Asclepias vicinalis Mart.Asclepias viminalis Sw.Asclepias volubilis DombeyAsclepias volubilis Dombey ex Decne.Ceramanthus bonariensis (Hook. & Arn.) MalmeCeramanthus riparius (Decne.) Malme ex Hassl.Cynanchum album Pers.Cynanchum clausum (Jacq.) Jacq.Cynanchum filiforme (Jacq.) Jacq.Cynanchum filliforme (Jacq.) L.fil.Cynanchum glaucum Jacq.Cynanchum leucanthum Jacq.Cynanchum leucanthum Jacq. ex J.F.Gmel.Cynanchum mexicanum BrandegeeCynanchum parviflorum SieberCynanchum parviflorum Sieber ex Steud.Cynanchum verticillare Lam.Funastrum apiculatum (Decne.) Schltr.Funastrum barbatum (Mart. ex E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum bonariense (Hook. & Arn.) Schltr.Funastrum crassifolium (Decne.) Schltr.Funastrum cumanense (Kunth) Schltr.Funastrum cuspidatum (E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum dombeyanum (Decne.) Schltr.Funastrum filiforme (Jacq.) Schltr.Funastrum fragile RusbyFunastrum gardneri (E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum glaziouvii (K.Schum.) Schltr.Funastrum glaziovii (K.Schum.) Schltr.Funastrum lanceolatum RusbyFunastrum lasianthum (Schltr.) Schltr.Funastrum pallidum (E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum palmeri (A.Gray) Schltr.Funastrum palmeri (S.Watson)Funastrum pedunculatum (E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum pubescens (Kunth) Schltr.Funastrum riparium (Decne.) Schltr.Funastrum schottii (E.Fourn.) Schltr.Funastrum seibertii WoodsonGonolobus albus (Cav.) Poir.Gonolobus filiformis (Jacq.) Schult.Philibertella clausa (K.Schum.) VailPhilibertella crassifolia (Decne.) VailPhilibertella cumanensis (Kunth) VailPhilibertella cuspidata (E.Fourn.) MalmePhilibertella lasiantha Schltr.Philibertella pallida (E.Fourn.) Schltdl.Philibertella palmeri VailPhilibertella pedunculata (E.Fourn.) Schltdl.Philibertella riparia (Decne.) StuntzPhilibertia bonariensis (Hook. & Arn.) MalmePhilibertia clausa (Jacq.) Schum.Philibertia crassifolia (Decne.) Hemsl.Philibertia cumanensis (Kunth) Hemsl.Philibertia cuspidata (E.Fourn.) MalmePhilibertia gardneri (E.Fourn.) K.Schum.Philibertia palmeri A.GrayPhilibertia riparia (Decne.) K.Schum.Philibertia riparia (Decne.) MalmePhilibertia viminalis (Sw.) A.GraySarcostemma apiculatum Decne.Sarcostemma barbatum Mart.Sarcostemma barbatum Mart. ex E.Fourn.Sarcostemma bifidum E.Fourn.Sarcostemma bonariense Hook. & Arn.Sarcostemma brownii G.Mey.Sarcostemma clausum (Jacq.) Schult.Sarcostemma crassifolium Chapm.Sarcostemma crassifolium Decne.Sarcostemma cumanense KunthSarcostemma cuspidatum E.Fourn.Sarcostemma dombeyanum Decne.Sarcostemma dombeyanum var. linearifolia Decne.Sarcostemma gardneri E.Fourn.Sarcostemma glaziouvii K.Schum.Sarcostemma glaziovii K.Schum.Sarcostemma jacquinii Decne.Sarcostemma lineare Spreng.Sarcostemma pallidum E.Fourn.Sarcostemma pedunculatum E.Fourn.Sarcostemma pubescens KunthSarcostemma riparium Decne.Sarcostemma schottii E.Fourn.Sarcostemma swartzianum Schult.Schizoglossum filiforme (Jacq.) DruceSchollia viminalis (Sw.) J.Jacq.Schottia viminalis (Sw.) J.Jacq.
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 identifier106366-2
Use codesMA 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.