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 jalapa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Jalapa congesta MoenchJalapa dichotoma (L.) CrantzJalapa officinalis CrantzJalapa officinalis GarsaultJalapa officinarum MartynJalapa undulata MoenchMirabilis ambigua Trautv.Mirabilis cordata Brouss.Mirabilis cordata Brouss. ex Roem. & Schult.Mirabilis dichotoma GaterauMirabilis dichotoma L.Mirabilis divaricata LoweMirabilis divaricata var. uniflora (Schrank) ChoisyMirabilis gracilis (Standl.) LeDucMirabilis hybrida Lepell.Mirabilis jalapa f. dichlamydomorpha (Makino) HiyamaMirabilis jalapa f. eujalapa HeimerlMirabilis jalapa f. odorata (L.) Heimerl, 1896Mirabilis jalapa f. parviflora HeimerlMirabilis jalapa subsp. ciliata Standl.Mirabilis jalapa subsp. lindheimeri Standl.Mirabilis jalapa subsp. volcanica Standl.Mirabilis jalapa var. ambigua (Trautv.) ChoisyMirabilis jalapa var. lindheimeri (Standl.) CoryMirabilis jalapa var. odorata (L.) HeimerlMirabilis jalapa var. planiflora (Trautv.) ChoisyMirabilis jalapa var. procera (Bertol.) ChoisyMirabilis jalappa Thunb.Mirabilis laevis BrandegeeMirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) ShinnersMirabilis longiflora BlancoMirabilis odorata L.Mirabilis parviflora O.Targ.Tozz.Mirabilis parviflora O.Targ.Tozz. ex Steud.Mirabilis pedunculata StokesMirabilis planiflora Trautv.Mirabilis polonii LeDucMirabilis procera Bertol.Mirabilis pubescens Zipp.Mirabilis pubescens Zipp. ex Span.Mirabilis suaveolens Billb.Mirabilis suaveolens Billb. ex Beurl.Mirabilis undulata (Moench) Steud.Mirabilis uniflora SchrankMirabilis xalapa NoronhaNyctago dichotoma (L.) Dum.Cours.Nyctago hortensis Dum.Cours.Nyctago hortensis Juss.Nyctago hortensis Juss. ex Roem. & Schult.Nyctago jalapa (L.) DC.Nyctago jalapae (L.) DC.Nyctago mirabilis J.St.-Hil.Nyctago versicolor Salisb.Trimista laevigata Raf.Trimista levigata Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier162591-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.