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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyMolluginaceae
GenusGlinus
Scientific name with authorshipGlinus lotoides L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Doosera esculenta Roxb.Doosera esculenta Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.Glinus astrolasion Zipp.Glinus astrolasion Zipp. ex Span.Glinus dahomensis A.Chev.Glinus dictamnoides Burm.fil.Glinus latoides L.Glinus lothoides CrantzGlinus lotoides var. candidus FenzlGlinus lotoides var. lotoidesGlinus lotoides var. macrantha PitotGlinus lotoides var. macrantha Pitot ex Täckh. & BoulosGlinus lotoides var. micrantha PitotGlinus lotoides var. micrantha Pitot ex Täckh. & BoulosGlinus lotoides var. pedicellatus DominGlinus lotoides var. typicus DominGlinus lotoides var. virens FenzlGlinus micranthus Boiss.Glinus ononoides Burm.fil.Glinus parviflorus Wall.Holosteum hirsutum L.Mollugo glinus A.Rich.Mollugo glinus var. dictamnoides (Burm.fil.) MaireMollugo glinus var. lotoides (L.) MaireMollugo glinus var. virens (Fenzl) Oliv.Mollugo hirta var. lotoides (L.) C.B.ClarkeMollugo hirta var. virens (Fenzl) HiernMollugo lotoides (L.) Arcang.Mollugo lotoides (L.) C.B.ClarkeMollugo lotoides (L.) KuntzePharnaceum pentagonum Roxb.Pharnaceum pentagynum Roxb.Tryphera prostrata Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier327312-2
Use codesAF GS HF IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.