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Enriched botanical record

Justicia spicigera

Justicia spicigera Schltdl.

Also indexed asMexican HoneysuckleMexican-indigoMohintliMuitleañil de piedracharatzicuamirto del cerromohintli
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusJusticia
Use categories2
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
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusJusticia
Scientific name with authorshipJusticia spicigera Schltdl.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Aphelandra ghiesbreghtiana (Lem.) Lem.Cyrtanthera ghiesbreghtiana (Lem.) Decne.Cyrtanthera ghiesgreghtiana Hook.f.Drejera willdenowiana NeesJacobinia atramentaria (Benth.) S.F.BlakeJacobinia ghiesbrechtiana (Lem.) Benth. & Hook.f.Jacobinia ghiesbreghtiana (Lem.) Benth. & Hook.fil.Jacobinia ghiesbreghtiana (Lem.) Hemsl.Jacobinia mohintli Hemsl.Jacobinia mohintlii (Moc. & Sessé ex Nees) Benth. & Hook.fil.Jacobinia neglecta A.GrayJacobinia scarlatina S.F.BlakeJacobinia spicigera (Schltdl.) L.H.BaileyJusticia atramentaria Benth.Justicia ghiesbreghtiana Lem.Justicia ghiesbreghtii Lem.Justicia liebmanii V.A.W.GrahamJusticia mohintli Moc. & SesséJusticia mohintli Moc. & Sessé ex NeesJusticia scarlatina (S.F.Blake) V.A.W.GrahamSericographis ghiesbreghtiana (Lem.) NeesSericographis moctli NeesSericographis mohintli Moc. & SesséSericographis mohintli Moc. & Sessé ex NeesSericographis neglecta Oerst.

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier133119-2
Use codesMA ME
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.