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
GenusGynura
Scientific name with authorshipGynura procumbens Merr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.Cacalia procumbens Lour.Cacalia reclinata Roxb.Cacalia reclinata Wall.Cacalia sarmentosa BlumeCacalia sarmentosa var. longipes Blume, 1826Cacalia sarmentosa var. sarmentosaCacalia sarracenia BlancoCrassocephalum latifolium S.MooreCrassocephalum pubigerum KuntzeGynura affinis Turcz.Gynura agusanense ElmerGynura agusanensis ElmerGynura buntingii S.MooreGynura cavaleriei H.Lév.Gynura clementis Merr.Gynura emeiensis Z.Y.ZhuGynura finlaysoniana DC.Gynura latifolia (Moore) ElmerGynura lobbiana Turcz.Gynura piperi Merr.Gynura procumbens var. hirsuta Hort.Gynura pubigera Bold.Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) A.DC.Gynura sarmentosa var. longipes (Blume) BlumeGynura sarmentosa var. longipes (Blume) Blume ex Zoll., 1845Gynura sarmentosa var. sarmentosaGynura scabra Turcz.Senecio cacaliaster BlancoSenecio finlaysonianus Sch.Bip.Senecio mindoroensis ElmerSenecio sarmentosus (Blume) Sch.Bip.Senecio sarmentosus (Blume) Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Social use
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 identifier211304-1
Use codesEU HF ME SU
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 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.