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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusIndigofera
Scientific name with authorshipIndigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anil divaricata (Jacq.) KuntzeAnil tinctoria var. brachycarpa (DC.) KuntzeAnil tinctoria var. vera KuntzeAnila divaricata KuntzeAnila oligophylla KuntzeAnila tinctoria subsp. normalis KuntzeAnila tinctoria subsp. polyphylla (DC.) NymanAnila tinctoria subsp. vera KuntzeAnila tinctoria var. polyphylla (DC.) NymanAnila tinctoria var. vera KuntzeIndigofera angolensis D.Dietr.Indigofera anil L.Indigofera anil Sm.Indigofera anil Sm. ex Wight & Arn.Indigofera anil subsp. drepanocarpa O.BergIndigofera anil subsp. oligosperma Miq.Indigofera anil subsp. polyphylla DC.Indigofera anil var. canescens J.A.SchmidtIndigofera anil var. drepanocarpa O.BergIndigofera anil var. oligosperma Miq.Indigofera anil var. polyphylla (DC.) NymanIndigofera anil var. polyphylla DC.Indigofera argentea BakerIndigofera argentea BlancoIndigofera argentea var. caerulea F.M.BaileyIndigofera comezuelo DC.Indigofera cornezuelo Moc. & SesséIndigofera cornezuelo Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Indigofera divaricata Jacq.Indigofera drepanocarpa BergmanIndigofera guatimala LunanIndigofera guatimalensis Moc. & SesséIndigofera guatimalensis Moc. & Sessé ex Prain & Baker f.Indigofera micrantha Desv.Indigofera oligophylla BojerIndigofera oligophylla Lam.Indigofera suffruticosa f. obtusifolia Fawc. & RendleIndigofera suffruticosa subsp. suffruticosaIndigofera suffruticosa subsp. uncinata BerhautIndigofera suffruticosa var. canescens (J.A.Schmidt) LobinIndigofera suffruticosa var. polyphylla DC.Indigofera suffruticosa var. uncinata (G.Don) BerhautIndigofera tinctoria LunanIndigofera tinctoria Mill.Indigofera tinctoria subsp. anil (L.) KurzIndigofera tinctoria subsp. brachycarpa DC.Indigofera tinctoria subsp. macrocarpa DC.Indigofera tinctoria subsp. torulosa Baker f.Indigofera tinctoria var. anil (L.) KurzIndigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC.Indigofera uncinata G.DonOnonis anil Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier500063-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria 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.