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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusGuizotia
Scientific name with authorshipGuizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anthemis mysorensis DC.Bidens ramtilla Wall.Bidens ramtilla Wall. ex DC.Buphthalmum ramtilla Buch.-Ham.Buphthalmum ramtilla Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. abyssinicaGuizotia abyssinica subsp. angustior (DC.) Oliv. & HiernGuizotia abyssinica subsp. baldratiana Cufod.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. candussoiana Cif.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. caulirufa Cif.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. corgevinii Cif.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. negriana Cif.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. pichisermollii Cif.Guizotia abyssinica subsp. sativa (Roxb. ex Sims) Oliv. & HiernGuizotia abyssinica subsp. sciarapovii Cif.Guizotia abyssinica var. abyssinicaGuizotia abyssinica var. angustior (DC.) Oliv. & Hiern, 1877Guizotia abyssinica var. baldratiana Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. baldratiana Cufod.Guizotia abyssinica var. candussoiana Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. caulirufa Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. corgevinii Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. negriana Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. pichisermollii Cif., 1944Guizotia abyssinica var. sativa (Roxb. ex Sims) Oliv. & Hiern, 1877Guizotia abyssinica var. sciarapovii Cif., 1944Guizotia oleifera (DC.) DC.Guizotia oleifera subsp. angustior DC.Guizotia oleifera subsp. oleiferaGuizotia oleifera subsp. sativa DC., 1836Guizotia oleifera var. angustior (DC.) DC.Guizotia oleifera var. oleiferaGuizotia oleifera var. sativa (Roxb. ex Sims) DC.Helianthus oleifer Wall.Heliopsis platyglossa Cass.Jaegeria abyssinica (L.fil.) Spreng.Parthenium luteum Spreng.Polymnia abyssinica L.fil.Polymnia frondosa BrucePolymnia frondosa Bruce ex MurrayRamtilia abyssinica (L.f.) DC., 1833Ramtilia oleifera DC., 1834Ramtilla oleifera Wall.Ramtilla oleifera Wall. ex DC.Ramtilla oleifera subsp. oleiferaRamtilla oleifera subsp. sativa (Roxb. ex Sims) DC.Ramtilla oleifera var. angustior DC.Ramtilla oleifera var. oleiferaRamtilla oleifera var. sativa (Roxb. ex Sims) DC.Tetragonotheca abyssinica (L.fil.) Ledeb.Verbesina sativa Roxb.Verbesina sativa Roxb. ex Sims
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
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 identifier210735-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.