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
FamilyMolluginaceae
GenusMollugo
Scientific name with authorshipMollugo verticillata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mollugo arenaria KunthMollugo axillaris Schltdl.Mollugo axillaris Schltdl. ex Rohrb.Mollugo berterana Ser.Mollugo berteriana Ser.Mollugo berteroana Ser.Mollugo chevalieri Hutch. & DalzielMollugo costata Y.T.Chang & WeiMollugo dichotoma SchrankMollugo diffusa Willd.Mollugo diffusa Willd. ex FenzlMollugo diffusa Willd. ex Steud.Mollugo hoffmannseggiana (Schult.) Ser.Mollugo juncea FenzlMollugo schrankii Ser.Mollugo schrankii Ser. ex DC.Mollugo spergulaefolia Willd.Mollugo spergulaefolia Willd. ex FenzlMollugo spergulifolia Willd.Mollugo spergulifolia Willd. ex Steud.Mollugo triphylla SchrankMollugo triphylla Schrank ex Steud.Mollugo verticillata subsp. arenaria (Kunth) Rohrb.Mollugo verticillata subsp. juncea (Fenzl) Rohrb.Mollugo verticillata subsp. latifolia (Fenzl) Rohrb.Mollugo verticillata subsp. linearis (Fenzl) Rohrb.Mollugo verticillata subsp. subsessile Beauverd & Felipp.Mollugo verticillata var. latifolia FenzlMollugo verticillata var. linearis FenzlMollugo verticillata var. longifolia Cambess.Mollugo verticillata var. scrobiculata Cambess.Mollugo verticillata var. vulgaris Cambess.Pharnaceum arenarium (Kunth) Spreng.Pharnaceum berteroanum (Ser.) Spreng.Pharnaceum cerviana Mart.Pharnaceum cerviana Mart. ex Rohrb.Pharnaceum galioides Willd.Pharnaceum galioides Willd. ex Schult.Pharnaceum hoffmannseggianum Schult.Pharnaceum lineare BerteroPharnaceum lineare Bertero ex Rohrb.Pharnaceum verticellatum Spreng.Pharnaceum verticillatum (L.) Spreng.
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 identifier280992-2
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.