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 micrantha Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eupatorium denticulatum VahlEupatorium orinocense (Kunth) Gómez de la Maza, 1889Eupatorium orinocense (Kunth) M.GómezEupatorium orinocense subsp. tamoides (DC.) M.GómezEupatorium orinocense var. batatifolium M.GómezEupatorium orinocense var. orinocenseEupatorium orinocense var. tamoides M.GómezMikania batatifolia DC.Mikania cordata var. indica Kitam.Mikania deltoides Poepp.Mikania deltoides Poepp. ex Spreng.Mikania denticulata (Vahl) Willd.Mikania glechomaefolia Sch.Bip.Mikania glechomaefolia Sch.Bip. ex Baker, 1876Mikania glechomifolia Sch.Bip.Mikania glechomifolia Sch.Bip. ex BakerMikania micrantha f. hirsuta (Hieron.) B.L.Rob.Mikania micrantha f. typica B.L.Rob.Mikania micrantha subsp. hirsuta (Hieron.) B.L.Rob.Mikania micrantha subsp. micranthaMikania micrantha var. cynanchifolia B.L.Rob.Mikania micrantha var. micranthaMikania orinocensis KunthMikania scandens f. genuina Stehlé, 1954Mikania scandens f. pubescens (Muehl.) Stehlé, 1954Mikania scandens subsp. cynanchifolia Hook. & Arn.Mikania scandens subsp. cynanchifolia Hook. & Arn. ex BakerMikania scandens subsp. sagittifolia Hassl.Mikania scandens subsp. subcymosa (Gardner) BakerMikania scandens subsp. umbellifera (Gardner) BakerMikania scandens var. hirsuta Hieron.Mikania scandens var. subcymosa (Gardner) BakerMikania scandens var. umbellifera (Gardner) BakerMikania scandens var. villosa Hieron.Mikania sinuata RusbyMikania subcrenata Hook. & Arn.Mikania subcymosa GardnerMikania tamoides DC.Mikania umbellifera GardnerMikania variabilis Meyen & Walp.Willoughbya heterophylla SmallWilloughbya micrantha (Kunth) RusbyWilloughbya scandens subsp. orinocensis (Kunth) KuntzeWilloughbya scandens var. orinocensis (Kunth) KuntzeWilloughbya variabilis (Meyen & Walp.) 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 identifier161051-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.