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
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusPfaffia
Scientific name with authorshipPfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alternanthera glauca (Mart.) HosseusGomphrena dunaliana Moq.Gomphrena dunalina Moq.Gomphrena glauca (Mart.) Moq.Gomphrena luzulaeflora (Mart.) Moq.Gomphrena luzuliflora (Mart.) Moq.Gomphrena stenophylla Spreng.Iresine glomerata (Spren.) PeedersenIresine glomerata Spreng.Iresine luzuliflora (Mart.) Griseb.Mogiphanes dunaliana (Moq.) Griseb.Mogiphanes glauca (Mart.) Griseb.Pfaffia divergens O.StützerPfaffia dunaliana (Moq.) SchinzPfaffia dunalina (Moq.) SchinzPfaffia fiebrigii Suess.Pfaffia glabrescens Suess.Pfaffia glauca (Mart.) Moq.Pfaffia glauca (Mart.) Spreng.Pfaffia glomerata var. squarrosa (O.Stützer) PedersenPfaffia iresinoides var. angustifolia O.StützerPfaffia iresinoides var. luzuliflora (Mart.) KuntzePfaffia luzulaeflora (Mart.) D.Dietr.Pfaffia luzuliflora (Mart.) D.Dietr.Pfaffia luzuliflora f. gracilis O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora f. virgata O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora subsp. squarrosa O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora var. colombiana O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora var. elliptica O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora var. microcephala O.StützerPfaffia luzuliflora var. microcephala O.Stützer ex Suess.Pfaffia luzuliflora var. paniculata O.StützerPfaffia stenophylla (Spreng.) StuchlíkPfaffia stenophylla var. albiramea ChodatPfaffia stenophylla var. basilignosa ChodatPfaffia stenophylla var. foliosa O.StützerPfaffia vana S.MooreSertuernera glauca Mart.Sertuernera luzulaeflora Mart.Sertuernera luzuliflora Mart.Serturnera glauca Mart.
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 identifier191400-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria 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.