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
OrderAsterales
FamilyMenyanthaceae
GenusNymphoides
Scientific name with authorshipNymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Limnanthemum calycinum Miq.Limnanthemum ecklonianum Griseb.Limnanthemum esquirolii H.Lév.Limnanthemum forsteri Seem.Limnanthemum fraserianum Griseb.Limnanthemum humboldtianum var. parviflorum Griseb.Limnanthemum indicum (L.) Griseb.Limnanthemum indicum (L.) ThwaitesLimnanthemum indicum var. indicumLimnanthemum indicum var. stamineum Thwaites, 1860Limnanthemum indicum var. stylosum Thwaites, 1860Limnanthemum kleinianum Griseb.Limnanthemum sumatranum S.MooreLimnanthemum wightianum Griseb.Limnanthemum wrightianum GrisebachMenyanthes indica L.Menyanthes macrophylla (Roem. & Schult.) Roth, 1821Menyanthes macrophylla Roth ex Roem. & Schult.Menyanthes meridionalis Willd.Menyanthes meridionalis Willd. ex Griseb.Menyanthes petioliflora StokesNymphoides eckloniana (Griseb.) KuntzeNymphoides indica subsp. indicaVillarsia communis A.St.-Hil.Villarsia eglandulosa Griff.Villarsia glandulosa Griff.Villarsia indica (L.) Vent.Villarsia macrophylla Roem. & Schult.Villarsia nymphaeifolia FraserVillarsia orbiculata Lam.Villarsia platiphylla A.St.-Hil.Villarsia rheedei Kostel.Villarsia simsii G.DonVillarsia swartzii G.DonVillarsia trachysperma F.Muell.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate 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 identifier1182548-2
Use codesEU GS HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.