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
GenusJusticia
Scientific name with authorshipJusticia flava (Forssk.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
? fasciata NeesAdhatoda acuminata (Hochst.) NeesAdhatoda fasciata (E.Mey.) NeesAdhatoda flava (Forssk.) NeesAdhatoda major (Hochst.) NeesAdhatoda minor (Hochst.) NeesAdhatoda palustris (Hochst.) NeesAdhatoda plicata (Vahl) NeesAdhatoda suaveolens NeesAdhatoda sulcata (Vahl) NeesCarima sulcata (Vahl) Raf.Dianthera americana var. flava Forssk.Dianthera flava (Forssk.) VahlDianthera sulcata VahlDicliptera fasciata (Nees) C.PreslEcbolium acuminatum (Hochst.) KuntzeEcbolium fasciatum (E.Mey.) KuntzeEcbolium flavum (Jacq.) KuntzeEcbolium kurzianum KuntzeEcbolium majus (Hochst.) KuntzeEcbolium minus (Hochst.) KuntzeEcbolium palustre (Hochst. ex Nees) KuntzeEcbolium plicatum (Vahl) KuntzeEcbolium sulcatum (Vahl) KuntzeGendarussa palustris Hochst.Justicia fasciata (Nees) T.AndersonJusticia fasciata E.Mey.Justicia fruticulosa LindauJusticia major (Hochst.) T.AndersonJusticia minor (Hochst.) T.AndersonJusticia nelsonioides FioriJusticia palustris (Hochst.) T.AndersonJusticia palustris var. dispersa LindauJusticia plicata VahlJusticia smithii S.MooreJusticia suaveolens LindauJusticia sulcata (Vahl) VahlJusticia trifasciata E.Mey.Justicia trifasciata E.Mey. ex NeesTyloglossa acuminata Hochst.Tyloglossa major Hochst.Tyloglossa minor Hochst.Tyloglossa palustris Hochst.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier50729-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.