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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusMirabilis
Scientific name with authorshipMirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Abronia oblongifolia (A.Gray) SmallAllionia albida WalterAllionia bracteata Rydb.Allionia ciliata Standl.Allionia coahuilensis Standl.Allionia grayana Standl.Allionia lanceolata Rydb.Allionia lanceolata subsp. uniflora (Heimerl) Standl.Allionia lanceolata var. uniflora (Heimerl) Standl.Allionia oblongifolia (A.Gray) SmallAllionia oblongifolia (A.Gray) Standl.Allionia pauciflora (Buckley) Standl.Allionia pilosa (Nutt.) Rydb.Allionia pratensis Standl.Allionia pseudaggregata (Heimerl) Standl.Allionia pseudaggregata var. subhirsuta (Heimerl) Standl.Calymenia pilosa Nutt.Mirabilis albida f. uniflora HeimerlMirabilis albida var. lata ShinnersMirabilis albida var. uniflora HeimerlMirabilis ciliata (Standl.) Standl.Mirabilis ciliatifolia (Weath.) Standl.Mirabilis coahuilensis (Standl.) Standl.Mirabilis dumetorum ShinnersMirabilis entricha ShinnersMirabilis eutricha ShinnersMirabilis grayana (Standl.) Standl.Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill.Mirabilis hirsuta var. hirsutaMirabilis lanceolata (Rydb.) Standl.Mirabilis nyctaginea var. albida (Walter) HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. oblongifolia (A.Gray ex Torr.) HeimerlMirabilis oblongifolia (A.Gray) HeimerlMirabilis pauciflora (Buckley) Standl.Mirabilis pseudaggregata HeimerlMirabilis pseudaggregata f. subhirsuta Heimerl, 1901Mirabilis pseudaggregata var. eglandulosa HeimerlMirabilis pseudaggregata var. subhirsuta HeimerlOxybaphus albidus (Walter) SweetOxybaphus ciliatifolius Weath.Oxybaphus coahuilensis (Standl.) Weath.Oxybaphus grayanus (Standl.) Standl.Oxybaphus hirsuta (Pursh) Sw.Oxybaphus hirsutus (Nutt.) Sweet ex Hook.Oxybaphus lanceolatus (Rydb.) Standl.Oxybaphus nyctagineus var. oblongifolius A.GrayOxybaphus nyctagineus var. oblongifolus A.GrayOxybaphus nyctagineus var. pilosus (Nutt.) A.GrayOxybaphus pauciflorus BuckleyOxybaphus pilosus (Nutt.) SweetOxybaphus pratensis (Standl.) Weath.Oxybaphus pseudaggregatus (Heimerl) Weath.
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 identifier162535-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.