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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusMelilotus
Scientific name with authorshipMelilotus indicus (L.) All.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Medicago parviflora (Desf.) E.H.L.KrauseMelilotus berardii Medik.Melilotus bonplandii Ten.Melilotus boumettii Hornem.Melilotus brachystachyus Willd.Melilotus brachystachyus Willd. ex Spreng.Melilotus exaltatus BiancaMelilotus indicus subsp. permixtus (Jord.) RouyMelilotus indicus var. bonplandii (Ten.) O.E.SchulzMelilotus indicus var. exaltatus RouyMelilotus indicus var. laxiflorus RouyMelilotus indicus var. parvulus RouyMelilotus indicus var. permixtus (Jord.) P.Fourn.Melilotus melilotus-indicus Asch. & Graebn.Melilotus minimus RothMelilotus neapolitanus var. macrocarpus RouyMelilotus occidentalis Nutt.Melilotus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray, 1838Melilotus parviflorus Desf.Melilotus parviflorus var. rubrocalyx HerderMelilotus permixtus Jord.Melilotus reticulatus PomelMelilotus robinii Raf.Melilotus rugulosus Willd.Melilotus tommasinii Jord.Sertula indica (L.) KuntzeTrifolium indicum L.Trifolium melilotus L.Trifolium melilotus var. indicum L.Trifolium melilotus-indica L.Trifolium melilotus-parviflorum M.Bieb.Trifolium parviflorum (Desf.) F.Dietr.Trifolium rugulosum (Willd.) F.Dietr.Trigonella melilotus LinkTrigonella smallii Coulot & Rabaute
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
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 identifier1207360-2
Use codesAF EU IF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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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.