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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusMikania
Scientific name with authorshipMikania cordifolia (L.f.) Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cacalia angulata Vell.Cacalia cordata Vell.Cacalia cordata Vell.Conc., 1825Cacalia cordifolia L.fil.Cacalia pilosa Vell.Cacalia pilosa Vell.Conc., 1825Cacalia triangularis Vell.Cacalia triangularis Vell.Conc., 1825Eupatorium cowleyanum M.Gómez & MolinetEupatorium crenatum B.A.GomesEupatorium ludovicianum DC.Eupatorium ludovirianum DC.Eupatorium marquezianum M.GómezEupatorium opiferum (Mart.) Baill.Mikania amara BerteroMikania amara Bertero ex DC.Mikania biformis Sch.Bip.Mikania biformis Sch.Bip. ex BakerMikania carnosula DC.Mikania carnulosa DC.Mikania cissampelina DC.Mikania cocaensis GardnerMikania convolvulacea DC.Mikania convolvulacea var. convolvulaceaMikania convolvulacea var. portoricensis DC.Mikania cordifolia var. carnosula (DC.) BakerMikania cordifolia var. cordifoliaMikania cordifolia var. tomentosa Hieron.Mikania cordifolia var. umbrosa BakerMikania fendleri KlattMikania fimbriata GardnerMikania gonoclada DC.Mikania gonoclada var. ambigua DC.Mikania gonoclada var. gonocladaMikania hostmanii Miq.Mikania loxensis KunthMikania marquezianum M.Gómez, 1889Mikania marquezianum MazaMikania mollis KunthMikania opifera Mart.Mikania poeppigii Spreng.Mikania pubescens Nutt.Mikania rubiginosa Sm.Mikania scandens f. pubescens (Muhl.) VossMikania scandens var. pubescens (Nutt.) Torr. & A.GrayMikania scandens var. rhodotricha BakerMikania suaveolens KunthMikania surinamensis Miq.Mikania thunbergiaefolia Gardner, 1847Mikania thunbergiifolia GardnerMikania vellosiana Barb.Rodr.Mikania yapasensis B.L.Rob.Pericalia cordifolia (L.fil.) Cass.Willoughbya cissampelina (DC.) KuntzeWilloughbya cordifolia (L.fil.) KuntzeWilloughbya halei SmallWilloughbya loxensis (Kunth) KuntzeWilloughbya odoratissima O.F.Cook & G.N.CollinsWilloughbya scandens var. pubescens (Nutt.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier232826-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria 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.