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
GenusLippia
Scientific name with authorshipLippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson
Indexed scientific synonyms
Camara alba (Mill.) KuntzeLantana alba Mill.Lantana alba f. rubella MoldenkeLantana cuneatifolia KlotzschLantana cuneatifolia Klotzsch ex Walp.Lantana geminata (Kunth) Spreng.Lantana lippioides Hook. & Arn.Lantana malabarica HayekLantana mollissima Desf.Lantana odorata (Pers.) WeigeltLantana odorata (Pers.) Weigelt ex Cham.Lippia alba f. albaLippia alba f. intermedia MoldenkeLippia alba f. macrophylla MoldenkeLippia alba f. scabra MoldenkeLippia alba var. carterae MoldenkeLippia alba var. globiflora (L'Hér.) MoldenkeLippia asperifolia Poepp.Lippia asperifolia Poepp. ex Cham.Lippia carterae (Moldenke) G.L.NesomLippia citrata Willd.Lippia citrata Willd. ex Cham.Lippia crenata Sessé & Moc.Lippia geminata KunthLippia geminata var. microphylla Griseb.Lippia globiflora (L'Hér.) KuntzeLippia globiflora f. lilacina KuntzeLippia globiflora var. geminata (Kunth) KuntzeLippia globiflora var. microphylla (Griseb.) KuntzeLippia globiflora var. normalis KuntzeLippia havanensis Turcz.Lippia lantanifolia F.Muell.Lippia lantanoides (Lam.) HerterLippia lantanoides J.M.Coult.Lippia obovata Sessé & Moc.Lippia panamensis Turcz.Lippia rondonensis MoldenkeLippia unica Ramakr.Verbena globiflora L'Hér.Verbena globulifera Spreng.Verbena lantanoides (Lam.) Willd.Verbena lantanoides (Lam.) Willd. ex Spreng.Zappania geminata (Kunth) GibertZappania globiflora (L'Hér.) Juss.Zappania globiflora (L'Hér.) Willd.Zappania lantanoides Lam.Zappania odorata Pers.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier141020-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALMalaria 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.