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Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata Lam.

Also indexed ascape leadwortBlister leaf (EN); Kap-Bleiwurz (DE)Cape LeadwortCape leadwortDentelaire auriculée, Plumbago du Cap, Dentelaire du CapEmbelesoGelsomino azzurroIsabel Segunda
FamilyPlumbaginaceae
GenusPlumbago
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPlumbaginaceae
GenusPlumbago
Scientific name with authorshipPlumbago auriculata Lam.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Plumbagidium auriculatum (Lam.) SpachPlumbago alba Pasq.Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) T.H.PengPlumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) Z.X.PengPlumbago auriculata f. auriculataPlumbago capensis Thunb.Plumbago capensis Willd.Plumbago capensis f. alba CarrièrePlumbago capensis var. alba (Carrière) PynaertPlumbago grandiflora Ten.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier687056-1
Use codesAF EU MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Plumbago auriculata.

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