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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusLepidium
Scientific name with authorshipLepidium didymum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Biscutella apetala WalterCarara didyma (L.) BrittonCochlearia humifusa Michx.Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.Coronopus didymus f. incisus (Willd.) Muschl.Coronopus didymus f. pectinatus Muschl.Coronopus didymus subsp. eudidymus Muschl.Coronopus didymus var. incisus (Willd.) Hook.f.Coronopus didymus var. macrocarpus Muschl.Coronopus didymus var. procumbens Muschl.Coronopus didymus var. rosulatus Muschl.Coronopus heleniana (DC.) Spreng.Coronopus incisus (Willd.) Hornem.Coronopus leptocarpus BoelckeCoronopus leptocarpus var. leptocarpusCoronopus leptocarpus var. microcarpus BoelckeCoronopus pectinatus (DC.) KuntzeCoronopus pinnatifidus (DC.) DulacCoronopus pinnatifidus F.MeigenCoronopus pinnatus Hornem.Crucifera pinnatifida (DC.) E.H.L.Krause, 1902Crucifera senebiera E.H.L.KrauseEudistemon humifusum Raf.Lepidium americanum Vell.Lepidium anglicum Huds.Lepidium bonariense Mill.Lepidium bonariensisLepidium prostratum SaviNasturtiolum castratum Medik.Nasturtiolum pinnatum MoenchNasturtium americanum (Vell.) KuntzeSenebiera didyma (L.) Pers.Senebiera heleniana DC.Senebiera incisa Willd.Senebiera incise WilldenowSenebiera pectinata DC.Senebiera pinnatifida DC.Senebiera pinnatifida var. incisa (Willd.) DC.Senebiera supina ThoreSennebiera pinnatifida Poit.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
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 identifier286148-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALMalaria 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.