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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMyriopus
Scientific name with authorshipMyriopus volubilis (L.) Small
Indexed scientific synonyms
Heliotropium volubile (L.) Greuter, P.A.González & R.RankinMesserschmidia ferruginea (Lam.) G.DonMesserschmidia floribunda (Kunth) G.DonMesserschmidia microphylla MiersMesserschmidia milleri Roem. & Schult.Messerschmidia minor G.DonMesserschmidia minuta (Bertero ex Spreng.) MiersMesserschmidia scandens (Mill.) Roem. & Schult.Messerschmidia sericea (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Messerschmidia velutina (Kunth) G.DonMesserschmidia volubilis (L.) Roem. & Schult.Myriopus poliochroa (Spreng.) SmallOskampia scandens (Mill.) Raf.Tournefortia barbadensis N.E.Br.Tournefortia ferruginea Lam.Tournefortia floribunda KunthTournefortia laevigata Sm.Tournefortia laxiflora A.DC.Tournefortia leonis Britton & P.WilsonTournefortia lucida Desf.Tournefortia microphylla Desv.Tournefortia minuta BerteroTournefortia minuta Bertero ex Spreng.Tournefortia oblongata Urb. & EkmanTournefortia picardae Urb.Tournefortia potosina Standl.Tournefortia punctata Spreng.Tournefortia scandens Mill.Tournefortia sericea VahlTournefortia trinitatis L.RileyTournefortia velutina KunthTournefortia volubilis L.Tournefortia volubilis var. glabrata A.DC.Tournefortia volubilis var. hirsuta A.DC.Tournefortia volubilis var. hirsuta Fresen.Tournefortia volubilis var. oblongifolia A.DC.Verrucaria volubilis (L.) Medik.
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 identifier119329-1
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.