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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusOrthosiphon
Scientific name with authorshipOrthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ocimum suffrutescens Schumach.Ocimum thymiflorum RothOcimum triste RothOrthosiphon australis VatkeOrthosiphon buryi S.MooreOrthosiphon calaminthoides BakerOrthosiphon chevalieri Briq.Orthosiphon coloratus VatkeOrthosiphon glabratus Benth.Orthosiphon glabratus var. africanus Benth.Orthosiphon glabratus var. parviflorus (Benth.) GambleOrthosiphon heterochrous Briq.Orthosiphon hildebrandtii BakerOrthosiphon inconcinnus Briq.Orthosiphon iodocalyx Briq.Orthosiphon liebrechtsiauum Briq.Orthosiphon longipes BakerOrthosiphon marmoritis (Hance) DunnOrthosiphon merkeri GürkeOrthosiphon mollis BakerOrthosiphon mombasicus BakerOrthosiphon neglectus Briq.Orthosiphon petiolaris Miq.Orthosiphon rabaiensis S.MooreOrthosiphon rabaiensis var. parvifolia S.MooreOrthosiphon roseus Briq.Orthosiphon silvicola GürkeOrthosiphon sinensis Hemsl.Orthosiphon somalensis VatkeOrthosiphon stuhlmannii GürkeOrthosiphon suffrutescens (Schumach.) J.K.MortonOrthosiphon tenuifrons Briq.Orthosiphon thymiflorus var. viscosus (Benth.) SleesenOrthosiphon tomentosus var. glabratus (Benth.) Hook.f.Orthosiphon tomentosus var. parviflorus Benth.Orthosiphon tomentosus var. rubiginosus C.B.ClarkeOrthosiphon tomentosus var. rubiginosus C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.Orthosiphon tomentosus var. viscosus (Benth.) Hook.f.Orthosiphon usambarensis GürkeOrthosiphon viatorum S.MooreOrthosiphon viscosus Benth.Orthosiphon wilmsii GürkePlectranthus bolusii T.CookePlectranthus marmoritis HancePlectranthus thymiflorus (Roth) Spreng.Plectranthus tristis (Roth) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Poison reported
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 identifier453597-1
Use codesAF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.