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Lippia origanoides

Lippia origanoides Kunth

Also indexed asCanelillaMeksika KekiğiMexican oreganoMexican-sageOrégano de monteamerikanisches Oreganoanantéhierba dulce
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusLippia
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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 origanoides Kunth

Indexed scientific synonyms

Goniostachyum graveolens (Kunth) SmallLantana origanoides M.Martens & GaleottiLantana origanoides var. sampaionis HerterLippia affinis SchauerLippia berlandieri M.Martens & GaleottiLippia berlandieri SchauerLippia berlandieri Torr.Lippia berteri Spreng.Lippia berteroi Spreng.Lippia candicans HayekLippia elegans Cham.Lippia elegans var. macrophylla MoldenkeLippia elegans var. obtusifolia MoldenkeLippia glandulosa SchauerLippia graveolens KunthLippia graveolens f. loeseneriana MoldenkeLippia graveolens f. macrophylla MoldenkeLippia graveolens f. microphylla MoldenkeLippia mattogrossensis MoldenkeLippia microphylla Benth.Lippia microphylla Cham.Lippia microphylla var. fasciculata HiernLippia microphylla var. foliis-acutiusculis HiernLippia obscura Briq.Lippia origanoides var. sampaionis HerterLippia palmeri S.WatsonLippia palmeri f. spicata (Rose) MoldenkeLippia palmeri var. palmeriLippia palmeri var. spicata RoseLippia pendula RusbyLippia polycephala Briq.Lippia polycephala var. aemilii Briq.Lippia rigida SchauerLippia rivalis MoldenkeLippia rubiginosa SchauerLippia rubiginosa var. dives SchauerLippia rubiginosa var. pauper SchauerLippia salviaefolia Cham.Lippia salviifolia Cham.Lippia schomburgkiana SchauerLippia sidoides Cham.Lippia sidoides f. flaccida HayekLippia velutina Schauer

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food

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 identifier863752-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal 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.