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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHeliotropium
Scientific name with authorshipHeliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Heliotropium curassavicum var. zeylanicum Burm.fil.Heliotropium inconspicuum DinterHeliotropium inconspicuum Dinter ex VaupelHeliotropium linifolium Lehm.Heliotropium paniculatum B.HeyneHeliotropium paniculatum B.Heyne ex C.B.ClarkeHeliotropium saltianum Steud.Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst. ex A.DC.) VatkeHeliotropium subulatum (Hochst. ex DC.) Hochst.Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst. ex DC.) Hochst. ex MartelliHeliotropium subulatum var. arenarium VatkeHeliotropium zeylanicum var. arenarium (Vatke) Chiov.Heliotropium zeylanicum var. subulatum (Hochst. ex A.DC.) Chiov.Messerschmidia hispida Benth.Myosotis fruticosa L.Tournefortia edgeworthii A.DC.Tournefortia royleana A.DC.Tournefortia stenoraca KlotzschTournefortia subulata Hochst.Tournefortia subulata Hochst. ex A.DC.Tournefortia zeylanica (Burm.fil.) Wight
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental 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 identifier117336-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.