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
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPlantago
Scientific name with authorshipPlantago afra L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Plantago afra subsp. stricta (Schousb.) Zangh.Plantago afra subsp. zwierleinii (Nicotra) BrulloPlantago afra var. parviflora (Desf.) LewallePlantago afra var. sicula (C.Presl) Guss.Plantago afra var. stricta (Schousb.) Verdc.Plantago agrestis Salzm.Plantago agrestis Salzm. ex Steud.Plantago arenaria Decne.Plantago assoana SennenPlantago cynopsidea Schult.Plantago cynopsis St.-Lag.Plantago divaricata ZuccagniPlantago durandoi PomelPlantago eriocarpa Viv.Plantago eriocarpa Viv. ex Coss.Plantago garganica Decne.Plantago hirsuta Kit.Plantago hirsuta Kit. ex Steud.Plantago indica var. arenaria (Waldt. & Kit.) KochPlantago libyca Bég. & A.Vacc.Plantago parviflora Desf.Plantago parviflora Roem. & Schult.Plantago pseudopsyllium Decne., 1852Plantago pseudopsyllium Desf.Plantago psyllium L.Plantago psyllium subsp. stricta (Schousb.) Batt.Plantago psyllium var. bracteosa Willk.Plantago psyllium var. dentifolia Willk.Plantago psyllium var. dubia KnochePlantago psyllium var. durandoi (Pomel) Batt.Plantago psyllium var. libyca (Bég. & A.Vacc.) Pamp.Plantago psyllium var. obtusata Svent.Plantago psyllium var. parviflora (Desf.) Batt.Plantago psyllium var. sicula (J.Presl & C.Presl) Samp.Plantago psyllium var. stricta (Schousb.) MairePlantago psyllium var. zwierleinii NicotraPlantago rigida Roem. & Schult.Plantago rugosa Hochst.Plantago sicula C.PreslPlantago squalida Salisb.Plantago stricta Schousb.Plantago stricta var. divaricata (Zuccagni) BarnéoudPsyllium afra L.Psyllium afrum (L.) Mirb.Psyllium annuum Mirb.Psyllium erectum GarsaultPsyllium erectum J.St.-Hil.Psyllium libycum (Bég. & A.Vacc.) HolubPsyllium parviflorum (Desf.) Mirb.Psyllium squalidum (Salisb.) SojákPsyllium strictum (Schousb.) Mirb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
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 identifier684830-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.