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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPleurolobus
Scientific name with authorshipPleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aeschynomene gangetica (L.) Poir.Aeschynomene maculata Poir.Desmodium cavaleriei H.Lév.Desmodium collinum WightDesmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.Desmodium gangeticum subsp. maculatum (L.) BakerDesmodium gangeticum subsp. ramnagari HainesDesmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.) BakerDesmodium gangeticum var. ramnagari HainesDesmodium lanceolatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.Desmodium latifolium WightDesmodium maculatum (L.) DC.Desmodium natalitium Sond.Desmodium natalitum Sond.Desmodium polygonoides Welw.Desmodium polygonoides Welw. ex BakerHedysarum collinum Roxb.Hedysarum collinum Willd.Hedysarum gangeticum L.Hedysarum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn.Hedysarum maculatum L.Hedysarum ochroleucum MoenchHedysarum pseudogangeticum Miq.Hedysarum roseum BlumeHedysarum roseum Blume ex Miq.Hedysarum styracifolium Roxb.Hedysarum styracifolium Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.Meibomia gangetica (L.) KuntzeMeibomia natalita (Sond.) KuntzeMeibomia natalitia (Sond.) KuntzeMeibomia polygonodes (Baker) KuntzeMeibomia polygonoides (Welw. ex Baker) KuntzePleurolobus gangeticus J.St.-Hil.Pleurolobus maculatus J.St.-Hil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier515302-1
Use codesEU MA ME
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.