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
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusPolycarpaea
Scientific name with authorshipPolycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes corymbosa L.Celosia corymbosa (L.) Retz.Hagaea aristata SweetIllecebrum subulatum Pers.Lahaya corymbosa (L.) Schult.Lahaya spadicea (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.Mollia aristata W.T.AitonMollia corymbosa (L.) Willd.Mollia spadicea Willd.Paronychia birmanica Gand.Paronychia linearifolia DC. ex Poir.Paronychia subulata DC.Paronychia subulata Poir.Polium arenarium (Lour.) StokesPolycarpa breviflora (Gand.) KuntzePolycarpa brevifolia KuntzePolycarpa corymbosa (L.) KuntzePolycarpaea breviflora Gand.Polycarpaea brevifolia O.F.Müll.Polycarpaea corymbosa f. intermedia BallePolycarpaea corymbosa var. aurea WightPolycarpaea corymbosa var. brevifolia DominPolycarpaea corymbosa var. grandiflora PaxPolycarpaea corymbosa var. parviflora Oliv.Polycarpaea corymbosa var. typica DominPolycarpaea densiflora Wall.Polycarpaea diversifolia DominPolycarpaea fallax J.GayPolycarpaea fallax J.Gay ex Oliv.Polycarpaea grandiflora (Pax) A.Chev.Polycarpaea humifusa J.GayPolycarpaea humifusa J.Gay ex Oliv.Polycarpaea indica Lam.Polycarpaea indica PoiretPolycarpaea indica var. obtusiflora F.Muell.Polycarpaea nebulosa LakelaPolycarpaea subulata Wight & Arn.Polycarpon corymbosum (L.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier30116479-2
Use codesAF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.