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Enriched botanical record

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.

Also indexed asUmbrella WortWild Four O'clock
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusMirabilis
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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 nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Allionia cucullata Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.Allionia nyctaginea Michx.Allionia nyctaginea var. cervantesii HeimerlCalymenia cervantesii (Heimerl) Heynh.Calymenia granulata Raf.Calymenia nyctaginea (Michx.) Nutt.Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.Mirabilis nyctaginea var. alpicola HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. conjungens HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. eunyctaginea HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. hirsuta HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. pilosa HeimerlMirabilis nyctaginea var. setigera HeimerlMirabilis nyctagineus (Michx.) McMillanMirabilis oxybaphus Bordz.Oxybaphus cervantesii (Desf.) Lag.Oxybaphus cervantesii (Desf.) Lag. ex ChoisyOxybaphus cervantesii var. grandifolius ChoisyOxybaphus cervantesii var. minor ChoisyOxybaphus cucullatus (Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.) ChoisyOxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) SweetOxybaphus nyctagineus var. cervantesii A.Gray

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier1036852-2
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.