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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Scientific name with authorshipLactuca inermis Forssk.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lactuca abyssinica Fresen.Lactuca capensis Thunb.Lactuca capensis var. capensisLactuca capensis var. duruensis De Wild., 1907Lactuca capensis var. duruensis DeWild.Lactuca hochstetteri (A.Rich.) Sch.Bip. ex Oliv. & Hiern, 1877Lactuca hochstetteri Sch.Bip.Lactuca hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.Lactuca hochstetteri var. hochstetteriLactuca hochstetteri var. humilis (A.Rich.) Oliv. & Hiern, 1877Lactuca holophylla BakerLactuca humilis Sch.Bip.Lactuca humilis Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.Lactuca kenyaensis StebbinsLactuca lebrunii RobynsLactuca leptocephala StebbinsLactuca pallidicaerulea DinterLactuca pallidicoerulea DinterLactuca pallidocaerulea DinterLactuca pallidocoerulea DinterLactuca rariflora Fresen.Lactuca seretii De Wild.Lactuca seretii DeWild.Lactuca vanderystii De Wild.Lactuca vanderystii DeWild.Prenanthes chondrilloides VahlPyrrhopappus hochstetteri (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) A.Rich.Pyrrhopappus humilis A.Rich.Scorzonera capensis Thunb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
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 identifier228048-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.