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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusGaultheria
Scientific name with authorshipGaultheria myrsinoides Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andromeda prostrata Cav.Andromeda purpurea Ruiz & Pav.Andromeda purpurea Ruiz & Pav. ex Sleum.Arbutus pilosa GrahamArbutus prostrata Cav.Gaultheria alpina (Donn.Sm.) SleumerGaultheria ciliata Schltdl. & Cham.Gaultheria hirsuta M.Martens & GaleottiGaultheria sanmartansis RusbyGaultheria sanmartensis RusbyPernettya albiflora B.Fedtsch. & Basil.Pernettya angustata Benth.Pernettya buxifolia M.Martens & GaleottiPernettya caracasana JacquesPernettya cavanillesiana G.DonPernettya ciliaris D.DonPernettya ciliaris D.Don ex G.DonPernettya ciliaris var. alpina Donn.Sm.Pernettya ciliata (Cham. & Schltdl.) SmallPernettya congesta KlotzschPernettya congesta Klotzsch ex Oerst.Pernettya coriacea KlotzschPernettya densa RusbyPernettya elliptica A.DC.Pernettya halliana KlotzschPernettya hirsuta (M.Martens & Galeotti) CampPernettya humilis Planch.Pernettya humilis Planch. ex Wedd.Pernettya leucantha LindenPernettya leucantha Linden ex SleumerPernettya mexicana CampPernettya myrsinoides (Kunth) Zucc.Pernettya myrsinoides (Kunth) Zucc. ex Steud.Pernettya nitida Planch.Pernettya nitida Planch. ex Wedd.Pernettya obovata CampPernettya oerstediana KlotzschPernettya oerstediana Klotzsch ex Oerst.Pernettya parvifolia Benth.Pernettya pentlandii A.DC.Pernettya pentlandii var. parvifolia (Benth.) Wedd.Pernettya pilosa (Graham) G.DonPernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) SleumerPernettya prostrata subsp. pentlandii (DC.) B.L.BurttPernettya prostrata var. angustata (Benth.) SleumerPernettya prostrata var. elliptica SleumerPernettya prostrata var. euprostrata SleumerPernettya prostrata var. myrsinioides (Kunth) SleumerPernettya prostrata var. myrsinoides (Kunth) SleumerPernettya prostrata var. pentlandii (DC.) SleumerPernettya prostrata var. purpurea (D.Don ex G.Don) SleumerPernettya purpurea D.DonPernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.DonPernettya purpurea var. angustata (Benth.) Wedd.Pernettya purpurea var. angustata (Benth.) Wedd. ex KuntzePernettya purpurea var. parvifolia (Benth.) KuntzePernettya purpurea var. pentlandii (DC.) KuntzePernettya purpurea var. subsetosa KuntzePernettya robusta Wedd.Pernettya saxicola Standl. & Steyerm.Pernettya schizostigma RusbyPernettya setigera KlotzschPernettya thomasii Camp
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 identifier330618-1
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.