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Enriched botanical record

Pfaffia tuberosa

Pfaffia tuberosa (Spreng.) Hicken

Also indexed asPfaffia sericea var. glabrescensGomphrena tuberosa var. glabrescensPfaffia sericea f. glabrescensGomphrena sericea Spreng.Gomphrena tuberosa var. sericeaGomphrena tuberosa var. vestitaPfaffia sericea f. vestitaKa'aparí guasu
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusPfaffia
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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 tuberosa (Spreng.) Hicken

Indexed scientific synonyms

Gomphrena sericea Spreng.Gomphrena tuberosa Moq.Gomphrena tuberosa Spreng.Gomphrena tuberosa var. glabrescens (Mart.) Moq.Gomphrena tuberosa var. sericea (Mart.) Seub.Gomphrena tuberosa var. vestita Moq.Pfaffia sericea Mart.Pfaffia sericea f. eusericea O.StützerPfaffia sericea f. glabrescens (Mart.) O.StützerPfaffia sericea f. vestita (Moq.) O.StützerPfaffia sericea f. villosissima Suess.Pfaffia sericea var. alfa Mart.Pfaffia sericea var. beta Mart.Pfaffia sericea var. foliosa O.StützerPfaffia sericea var. glabrescens Mart.Pfaffia sericea var. paraguariensis ChodatPfaffia sericea var. vestita Mart.Pfaffia tuberosa f. rubella PedersenPfaffia tuberosa subsp. goiana Pedersen

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier1219488-2
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.