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 oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Glinus denticulatus (Guill. & Perr.) FenzlGlinus mollugo FenzlGlinus mollugo var. natalensis Sond.Glinus oppositifolius var. parviflorus HaumanGlinus spergula (L.) PaxGlinus spergula (L.) Steud.Mollugo denticulata Guill. & Perr.Mollugo erecta Burm.fil.Mollugo glinoides A.Rich.Mollugo novo-hollandica F.Muell.Mollugo oppositifolia L.Mollugo parviflora Ser.Mollugo parviflora Ser. ex DC.Mollugo serrulata Sond.Mollugo spathulata Poepp.Mollugo spathulata Poepp. ex FenzlMollugo spergula L.Mollugo verticillata Roxb.Nemallosis erecta Raf.Nemallosis prostrata Raf.Pharnaceum denticulatum (Fenzl) D.Dietr.Pharnaceum mollugo L.Pharnaceum oppositifolium (L.) Spreng.Pharnaceum parviflorum RothPharnaceum spergula (L.) DillwynPhysa madagascariensis DC.Wycliffea obovata Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier361968-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.