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
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusGynostemma
Scientific name with authorshipGynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alsomitra cissoides M.Roem.Enkylia digyna Griff.Enkylia trigyna Griff.Gynostemma blumei Hassk.Gynostemma burmanicum KingGynostemma burmanicum King ex Chakrav.Gynostemma burmanicum var. molle C.Y.WuGynostemma cissoides (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav.Gynostemma cissoides (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.fil.Gynostemma pedatum BlumeGynostemma pedatum subsp. hupehense Pamp.Gynostemma pedatum subsp. trifoliatum HayataGynostemma pedatum var. hupehense Pamp.Gynostemma pedatum var. pubescens Gagnep.Gynostemma pedatum var. trifoliatum HayataGynostemma pentaphyllum f. dasycarpum (C.Y.Wu) W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum f. fasciculare W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum f. grandiflorum W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum f. knemandrum W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum f. pubescens (Gagnep.) W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum f. simplicifolium (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & DuyfjesGynostemma pentaphyllum var. dasycarpum C.Y.Wu ex C.Y.Wu & S.K.ChenGynostemma pentaphyllum var. pentaphyllumGynostemma pubescens (Gagnep.) C.Y.WuGynostemma siamicum CraibGynostemma simplicifolium BlumeGynostemma trigynum M.A.LawsonGynostemma winkleri Cogn.Pestalozzia pedata (Blume) Zoll. & MoritziVitis atroviridis Wall.Vitis martini H.Lév. & VaniotVitis pentaphylla Thunb.Vitis pentaphylla Thunb. ex A.MurrayVitis pentaphylls Thunb.Vitis quelpaertensis H.Lév.Vitis trichophora Wall.Zanonia cissoides Wall.Zanonia pedata (Blume) Miq.
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 identifier292905-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.