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
FamilyCapparaceae
GenusMaerua
Scientific name with authorshipMaerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Capparis heteroclita Roxb.Capparis heterogenea Roxb.Capparis heterogenea Roxb. ex Steud.Capparis mithridatica Forssk.Capparis oblongifolia Forssk.Crateva oblongifolia (Forssk.) Spreng.Maerua albomarginata Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Maerua amphilahensis A.Terracc.Maerua amphilahensis N.Terracc.Maerua angustifolia A.Rich.Maerua arenaria (DC.) Hook.fil. & ThomsonMaerua arenaria subsp. glabra Hook.fil. & ThomsonMaerua arenaria subsp. scabra Hook.fil. & ThomsonMaerua dasyura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Maerua dolichobotrys Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Maerua erythreae Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Maerua erythreae Gilg & Gilg-Ben. ex Engl.Maerua lanzae FioriMaerua oblongifolia var. amphilahensis (A.Terracc.) PirottaMaerua oblongifolia var. glabra (Hook.fil. & Thomson) N.C.NairMaerua oblongifolia var. mithridatica (Forssk.) PirottaMaerua oblongifolia var. scabra (Hook.fil. & Thomson) N.C.NairMaerua ovalifolia (Endl. ex Walp.) Cambess.Maerua racemosa LanzaMaerua rogeonii A.Chev.Maerua scabra (Endl. ex Walp.) Cambess.Maerua scebelensis Chiov.Maerua virgata GilgMaerua virgata var. glabra R.WilczekNiebuhria arenaria DC.Niebuhria oblongifolia (Forssk.) DC.Streblocarpus angustifolia (A.Rich.) Endl.Streblocarpus angustifolia (A.Rich.) Endl. ex Walp.Streblocarpus oblongifolia (Forssk.) Endl.Streblocarpus oblongifolia (Forssk.) Endl. ex Walp.Streblocarpus ovalifolia Endl.Streblocarpus ovalifolia Endl. ex Walp.Streblocarpus scabra Endl.Streblocarpus scabra Endl. ex Walp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal 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 identifier147742-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.