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
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusPhyla
Scientific name with authorshipPhyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
Indexed scientific synonyms
? repens Spreng.Bertolonia crassifolia Raf.Blairia nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.Lantana sarmentosa Spreng.Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.Lippia nodiflora Cham.Lippia nodiflora subsp. canescens (Kunth) KuntzeLippia nodiflora subsp. rosea (D.Don) MunzLippia nodiflora var. normalis KuntzeLippia nodiflora var. rosea (D.Don) J.F.Macbr.Phyla nodiflora subsp. antillana MoldenkePhyla nodiflora subsp. canescens (Kunth) MoldenkePhyla nodiflora subsp. longifolia MoldenkePhyla nodiflora subsp. nodifloraPhyla nodiflora subsp. repens (Spreng.) MoldenkePhyla nodiflora subsp. rosea (D.Don) MoldenkePhyla nodiflora subsp. texensis MoldenkePhyla nodiflora var. repens (Spreng.) MoldenkePlatonia nodiflora (L.) Raf.Verbena nodiflora C.BauhVerbena nodiflora L.Zapania nodiflora (L.) Lam., 1791Zapania repens Bertol., 1810Zappania crassifolia (Raf.) Raf.Zappania nodiflora (L.) Lam.Zappania nodiflora Pers.Zappania nodiflora Pers. ex Baker
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Social use
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 identifier194567-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.