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Enriched botanical record

Funastrum heterophyllum

Funastrum heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl.

Also indexed asHartweg's climbing milkweedHartweg's twinevineNarrowleaf Climbing Milkweedbejuco de rejaclimbing milkweed柳葉扭繩藤
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusFunastrum
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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 heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) KarteszFunastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (R.W.Holm) KringsFunastrum hartwegii Schltr.Funastrum lineare (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.Funastrum lineare var. heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) J.F.Macbr.Philibertella hartwegii VailPhilibertella hartwegii var. heterophylla (Engelm. ex Torr.) VailPhilibertella heterophylla (Engelm. ex Torr.) CockerellPhilibertia heterophylla (Engelm. ex Torr.) Jeps.Philibertia linearis A.GrayPhilibertia linearis var. heterophylla (Engelm. ex Torr.) A.GrayPhilibertia linearis var. hirtella (A.Gray) A.GraySarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii R.W.HolmSarcostemma cynanchoides var. hartwegii (R.W.Holm) ShinnersSarcostemma heterophyllum Engelm.Sarcostemma heterophyllum Engelm. ex Torr.Sarcostemma heterophyllum var. hirtellum A.GraySarcostemma lineare Decne.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier106386-2
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.