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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusPhacelia
Scientific name with authorshipPhacelia secunda J.F.Gmel.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aldea circinnata Willd.Aldea magellanica Willd.Aldea magellanica Willd. ex Steud.Aldea peruviana Ruiz & Pav.Hydrophyllum aldea Roem. & Schult.Hydrophyllum magellanicum Lam.Hydrophyllum magellanicum var. acutilobum MacloskieHydrophyllum magellanicum var. albiflorum (Kuntze) MacloskieHydrophyllum magellanicum var. obtusilobum MacloskieHydrophyllum magellanicum var. paniculatum MacloskieHydrophyllum magellanicum var. pinnatum (Vahl) MacloskiePhacelia aldea LoudonPhacelia circinata (Willd.) J.Jacq.Phacelia circinata f. media Walp.Phacelia circinata f. minor Walp.Phacelia circinata f. vulgaris Walp.Phacelia circinata var. acutiloba A.DC.Phacelia circinata var. andina Phil. ex BrandPhacelia circinata var. andina Phil., 1913Phacelia circinata var. minor Walp.Phacelia circinata var. obtusiloba A.DC.Phacelia circinata var. paniculata GayPhacelia circinata var. parviflora (Phil.) ReichePhacelia circinata var. vulgaris Walp.Phacelia circinnata var. paniculata DC.Phacelia magellanica (Lam.) CovillePhacelia magellanica (Lam.) R.Br.Phacelia magellanica (Lam.) R.Br. ex SweetPhacelia magellanica f. albiflora KuntzePhacelia magellanica f. andina BrandPhacelia magellanica f. lilacina KuntzePhacelia magellanica f. minor (Walp.) BrandPhacelia magellanica f. plantaginea BrandPhacelia magellanica f. vulgaris (Walp.) BrandPhacelia magellanica var. alpina KuntzePhacelia parviflora Phil.Phacelia peruviana (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.Phacelia rudis DouglasPhacelia rudis Douglas ex A.DC.Phacelia secunda subsp. parviflora (Phil.) ConstancePhacelia secunda subsp. plantaginea (Brand) ConstancePhacelia villosa Phil.Phacelia vinifolia PaxtonPhacelia vitifolia Steud.
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 identifier432773-1
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.