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Enriched botanical record

Pluchea odorata

Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.

Also indexed asGéri toutSaltmarsh FleabaneSaltmarsh Fleabane, Shrubby Camphorweed, SweetscentSaltmarsh fleabane, Shrubby camphorweed, SweetscentSanta MaríaSweet-scentSweetscentcanimim-tzójol
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPluchea
Use categories2
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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPluchea
Scientific name with authorshipPluchea odorata (L.) Cass.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Baccharis odorata (L.) Desf., 1804Conyza angustifolia Nutt.Conyza marilandica Michx.Conyza odorata L.Conyza purpurascens Sw.Gymnostyles marilandica (Michx.) Raf.Gymnostylis marilandica (Michx.) Raf., 1818Placus odoratus (L.) M.GómezPlacus purpurascens (Sw.) M.GómezPlacus purpurascens var. glabratum (DC.) M.GómezPluchea amorifera V.M.BadilloPluchea camphorata var. angustifolia Torr. & A.GrayPluchea glabrata DC.Pluchea marilandica (Michx.) Cass.Pluchea odorata var. normalis KuntzePluchea petiolata Cass.Pluchea purpurascens (Sw.) DC.Pluchea purpurascens f. obovata FernaldPluchea purpurascens var. glabrata (DC.) Griseb.Pluchea senegalensis Klatt

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier1099254-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Pluchea odorata.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.