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
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusHypoestes
Scientific name with authorshipHypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Diapedium verticillare (L.fil.) KuntzeDicliptera jussiaei WebbDicliptera verticillaris (L.fil.) Juss.Hypoestes antennifera S.MooreHypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol.Hypoestes aristata R.Br.Hypoestes aristata var. alba K.BalkwillHypoestes aristata var. insularis (T.Anderson) BenoistHypoestes aristata var. kikuyensis BenoistHypoestes aristata var. letestui BenoistHypoestes aristata var. macrophylla NeesHypoestes aristata var. staudtii (Lindau) BenoistHypoestes clinopodia E.Mey.Hypoestes clinopodia E.Mey. ex NeesHypoestes forsskalii (Vahl) R.Br.Hypoestes forsskalii subsp. hildebrandtii (Lindau) I.Darbysh.Hypoestes forsskalii var. grandifolia GilliHypoestes insularis T.AndersonHypoestes plumosa E.Mey.Hypoestes polymorpha E.Mey.Hypoestes staudtii LindauHypoestes verticillaris (L.fil.) Sol.Hypoestes verticillaris (L.fil.) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.Hypoestes verticillaris var. forsskalii (Vahl) BenoistHypoestes verticillaris var. modesta BenoistJusticia aristata VahlJusticia forsskalii (Vahl) R.Br.Justicia forsskalii (Vahl) R.Br. ex Steud.Justicia forsskalii VahlJusticia verticillaris L.fil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Invertebrate food
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 identifier49834-1
Use codesAF HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.