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
GenusPorophyllum
Scientific name with authorshipPorophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anthemis radiata Inval.Cacalia glandulosa Salisb.Cacalia porophyllum L.Cacalia ruderalis (Jacq.) Sw.Kleinia glandulosa (Moc. & Sessé)Kleinia porophyllum (L.) Willd.Kleinia ruderalis Jacq.Matricaria valentina (L.) L.Porophyllum ellipticum Cass.Porophyllum ellipticum var. intermedium DC.Porophyllum ellipticum var. ruderale (Jacq.) Urb.Porophyllum macrolepideum Malme, 1899Porophyllum macrolepidium MalmePorophyllum oblanceolatum RusbyPorophyllum porophyllum (L.) KuntzePorophyllum ruderale M.Gómez, 1890Porophyllum ruderale f. ruderalePorophyllum ruderale f. suffruticosa ChodatPorophyllum ruderale var. angustifolia Hassl.Porophyllum ruderale var. ellipticum (Cass.) A.GrayPorophyllum ruderale var. ellipticum (Cass.) A.Gray ex B.L.Rob.Porophyllum ruderale var. glandulosum (Salisb.) ChodatPorophyllum ruderale var. macrolepidium (Malme) Chodat & Hassl.Tagetes integrifolia Muschl.
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 identifier208446-2
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plant ProjectMalaria 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.