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 linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allionia angustifolia (Nutt.) KuntzeAllionia bodinii (Morong) MorongAllionia decumbens (Nutt.) Spreng.Allionia decumbens var. assurgens LunellAllionia diffusa A.HellerAllionia divaricata Rydb.Allionia guasapoides Standl.Allionia linearis PurshAllionia linearis var. bodinii (Holz.) A.NelsonAllionia pilosa var. decumbens (Nutt.) A.NelsonAllionia pinetorum Standl.Allionia viscida (Eastw.) CockerellCalymenia angustifolia Nutt.Calymenia decumbens Nutt.Calymenia linearis (Pursh) Nutt.Calyxhymenia pilosa ChoisyMirabilis angustifolia (Nutt.) Mac Mill.Mirabilis angustifolia (Nutt.) MacMill.Mirabilis decumbens (Nutt.) DanielsMirabilis diffusa (A.Heller) C.F.ReedMirabilis hirsuta var. linearis (Pursh) B.BoivinMirabilis nyctaginea var. angustifolia (Nutt.) HeimerlOxybaphus angustifolium Sw.Oxybaphus angustifolius (Nutt.) SweetOxybaphus angustifolius var. decumbens (Nutt.) ChoisyOxybaphus angustifolius var. linearis (Pursh) ChoisyOxybaphus angustifolius var. viscidus Eastw.Oxybaphus bodinii Holz.Oxybaphus decumbens (Nutt.) SweetOxybaphus diffusus (A.Heller) W.C.Martin & C.R.HutchinsOxybaphus linearis (Pursh) B.L.Rob.
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 identifier604673-1
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.