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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusIresine
Scientific name with authorshipIresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alternanthera canescens (Willd.) Moq.Alternanthera dubia KunthCrucita americana Lam.Crucita hispanica L.Crucita hispanicoamericana Schult.Cruzeta americana Moq.Cruzeta gossypiantha (A.Rich.) M.GómezCruzeta hispanica Loefl.Illecebrum dubium Spreng.Iresine acuminata Moq.Iresine bonariensis MiersIresine bonariensis Miers ex Seub.Iresine canescens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Iresine celosia f. ciliolata Suess.Iresine celosia subsp. grexIresine celosia subsp. tomentosa DeLaLuzIresine celosia subsp. tomentosa de la LuzIresine celosia var. alopecuroidea (Mart.) Suess.Iresine celosia var. diffusa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Suess.Iresine celosia var. nicotianoides Suess.Iresine celosia var. pubescens (Moq. ex DC) Suess.Iresine celosia var. verticillata (Spreng.) Suess.Iresine celosioides f. albonervosa Suess.Iresine celosioides f. glabra Griseb.Iresine celosioides var. eriophylla Benth.Iresine celosioides var. nicotianoides Suess.Iresine celosioides var. obtusifolia J.M.Coult.Iresine celosioides var. polymorpha Mart.Iresine celosioides var. pubescens Moq.Iresine celosioides var. verticillata (Spreng.) Suess.Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl.Iresine diffusa var. diffusaIresine elongata Humb. & Bonpl.Iresine elongata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Iresine endlichii Loes.Iresine eriophora Peyr.Iresine eriophylla Moq.Iresine floribunda M.Martens & GaleottiIresine frutescens Moq.Iresine gossypiantha A.Rich.Iresine gracilis M.Martens & GaleottiIresine havanensis KunthIresine herbacea Desf.Iresine macbridei Standl.Iresine mutisii KunthIresine paniculata var. floridana Uline & W.L.BrayIresine papantlana Loes.Iresine parvifolia KunthIresine pilgeri Suess.Iresine polymorpha Mart.Iresine polymorpha var. alopecuroidea Mart.Iresine polymorpha var. effusa Mart.Iresine polymorpha var. verticillata (Spreng.) Mart.Iresine verticillata Spreng.Lestibudesia paniculata R.Br.Pedersenia canescens (Willd.) HolubRosea poeppigiana KlotzschRosea poeppigiana Klotzsch ex Seub.Rosea virgata KlotzschRosea virgata Klotzsch ex Seub.Trommsdorffia canescens (Willd.) Mart.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier129900-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.