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 ladanoides Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adhatoda kotschyi (Hochst.) NeesAdhatoda lithospermifolia (Jacq.) NeesAdhatoda rostellaria NeesAdhatoda rostellaria var. humilis NeesAdhatoda rostrata SolmsAsystasia rostrata LindauAsystasia schimperi T.AndersonDianthera lithospermifolia (Jacq.) All.Dianthera lithospermifolia (Jacq.) All. ex Roem.Dicliptera sexangularis (Hochst.) Blatt.Ecbolium kotschyi (Hochst.) KuntzeEcbolium rostellaria (Nees) KuntzeGendarussa lithospermifolia (Jacq.) C.PreslJusticia calcarata Hochst. ex C.B.ClarkeJusticia calcarata f. parviflora FioriJusticia calcarata var. baddabunae FioriJusticia fistulosa S.MooreJusticia galeopsis T.AndersonJusticia galeopsis T.Anderson ex C.B.ClarkeJusticia kotschyi (Hochst.) DandyJusticia lithospermifolia Jacq.Justicia neglecta T.AndersonJusticia rostellaria (Nees) LindauJusticia schimperi (Hochst.) DandyJusticia schimperi subsp. fistulosa (S.Moore) J.K.MortonJusticia schimperi var. kotschyi (Hochst.) J.K.MortonJusticia sexangularis LindauJusticia sexangularis Lindau ex C.B.ClarkeJusticia thomensis LindauRostellaria sexangularis Hochst.Siphonoglossa macleodiae S.MooreTyloglossa kotschyi Hochst.Tyloglossa schimperi Hochst.Tyloglossa sexangularis (Hochst.) Pamplin
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier50951-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for 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.