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Enriched botanical record

Hyptis capitata

Hyptis capitata Jacq.

Also indexed asAl jiël taëcoAlbahaca de monteBiojoBola de gatoBotoncilio negroBotoncilloCaballo sisaCalabos tape
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusHyptis
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusHyptis
Scientific name with authorshipHyptis capitata Jacq.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Clinopodium capitatum (Jacq.) Sw.Hyptis capitata var. mariannarum (Briq.) Briq.Hyptis capitata var. mexicana Briq.Hyptis capitata var. pilosa Briq.Hyptis capitata var. vulgaris Briq.Hyptis celebica Zipp.Hyptis celebica Zipp. ex Koord.Hyptis decurrens (Blanco) EplingHyptis macrochila Mart.Hyptis macrochila Mart. ex Steud.Hyptis mariannarum Briq.Hyptis pittieri Briq.Hyptis rhomboidea M.Martens & GaleottiHyptis rhomboides Mart. & Gal., 1844Mesosphaerum capitatum (Jacq.) KuntzeMesosphaerum pittieri Briq.Mesosphaerum rhombodeum (M.Martens & Galeotti) KuntzePycnanthemum decurrens Blanco

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier447996-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Hyptis capitata.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.