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
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusLantana
Scientific name with authorshipLantana trifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Camara trifolia (L.) KuntzeCamara trifolia f. rosea KuntzeCamara trifolia var. grandifolia KuntzeCamara trifolia var. indica KuntzeCamara trifolia var. normalis KuntzeLantana annua L.Lantana bipinnatifida Sessé & Moc.Lantana celtidifolia KunthLantana cubensis MoldenkeLantana dubia RoyleLantana dubia Wall.Lantana dubia Wall. ex Walp.Lantana fiebrigii HayekLantana fiebrigii var. puberulenta MoldenkeLantana gogchana Buch.-Ham.Lantana gogchana Buch.-Ham. ex VoigtLantana maxima HayekLantana maxima f. alba MoldenkeLantana mearnsii MoldenkeLantana mearnsii var. congolensis MoldenkeLantana mearnsii var. punctata MoldenkeLantana pilosa KunthLantana pittieri MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. albiflora MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. brevipes MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. congolensis (Moldenke) R.Fern.Lantana trifolia f. hirsuta MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. oppositifolia MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. pluripedunculata MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. rubierensis MoldenkeLantana trifolia f. trifoliaLantana trifolia var. geminata Loes.Lantana trifolia var. quadriverticillata J.Jiménez Alm.Lantana trifolia var. rigidiuscula Briq.Lantana trifolia var. trifoliaLantana trifolia var. vulgata Briq.Lantana undulata var. saltensis MoldenkeLippia purpurea Dum.Cours.Lippia schliebenii Moldenke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier135333-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.