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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLadeania
Scientific name with authorshipLadeania lanceolata (Pursh) Reveal & A.N.Egan
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lotodes ellipticum (Pursh) KuntzeLotodes ellipticum var. angustissimum KuntzeLotodes ellipticum var. latifolium KuntzeLotodes micranthum (A.Gray) KuntzePsoralea arenaria Nutt.Psoralea elliptica PurshPsoralea lanceolata PurshPsoralea lanceolata subsp. scabra (Nutt.) PiperPsoralea lanceolata var. lanceolataPsoralea lanceolata var. purshii (Vail) PiperPsoralea lanceolata var. scabra (Nutt.) PiperPsoralea lanceolata var. stenophylla (Rydb.) Toft & S.L.WelshPsoralea lanceolata var. stenostachys (Rydb.) S.L.WelshPsoralea laxiflora Nutt.Psoralea micrantha A.GrayPsoralea purshii VailPsoralea scabra Nutt.Psoralea scabra Nuttall ex BenthamPsoralea stenophylla Rydb.Psoralea stenostachys Rydb.Psoralidium lanceolatum (Pursh) Rydb.Psoralidium lanceolatum var. stenophyllum (Rydb.) S.L.WelshPsoralidium lanceolatum var. stenostachys (Rydb.) S.L.WelshPsoralidium micranthum (A.Gray) Rydb.Psoralidium purshii (Vail) Rydb.Psoralidium stenophyllum (Rydb.) Rydb.Psoralidium stenostachys (Rydb.) Rydb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier60453291-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.