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
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusNelsonia
Scientific name with authorshipNelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acanthodium spicatum NeesDianthera celebica RolfeDianthera tomentosa Roxb.Dianthera tomentosa Roxb. ex C.B.ClarkeJusticia ajugoides Buch.-Ham.Justicia ajugoides Buch.-Ham. ex NeesJusticia bengalensis Spreng.Justicia canescens Lam.Justicia hirsuta VahlJusticia lamiifolia K.D.KoenigJusticia lamiifolia K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.Justicia nummularifolia VahlJusticia origanoides VahlJusticia pentasticha Buch.-Ham.Justicia pentasticha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Justicia pusilla PohlJusticia pusilla Pohl ex NeesJusticia tomentosa Roxb.Justicia vestita Schult.Nelsonia albicans KunthNelsonia brunellioides (Lam.) KuntzeNelsonia brunellioides var. canescens (Lam.) KuntzeNelsonia brunelloides var. canescens (Lam.) KuntzeNelsonia campestris R.Br.Nelsonia campestris var. vestita (Schult.) C.B.ClarkeNelsonia canescens var. canescensNelsonia canescens var. vestita (Schult.) E.HossainNelsonia hirsuta Roem. & Schult.Nelsonia lamiifolia (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) R.Br.Nelsonia lamiifolia (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) R.Br. ex Spreng.Nelsonia nummulariaefolia (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Nelsonia nummulariifolia (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Nelsonia origanoides (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.Nelsonia pohlii NeesNelsonia rotundifolia R.Br.Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst.Nelsonia tomentosa (Roxb.) A.Dietr.Nelsonia tomentosa (Roxb.) Willd.Nelsonia vestita Schult.Nelsonia villosa Oerst.Origanum lanatum BojerOriganum lanatum Bojer ex NeesRhaphidospora vestita (Schult.) G.DonRostellularia bonthainensis Bremek.Ruellia diffusa Vell.Ruellia eriostachya BojerRuellia eriostachya Bojer ex NeesStrophacanthus bonthainensis Bremek.Zahlbrucknera repens PohlZahlbrucknera repens Pohl ex Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
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 identifier52558-1
Use codesAF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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