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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusPsychotria
Scientific name with authorshipPsychotria nervosa Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bertiera ferruginea Willd.Bertiera ferrugrinea Willd.Bertiera ferrugrinea Willd. ex Schult.Myrstiphyllum undatum (Jacq.) Hitchc.Psychotria chimarrhoides DC.Psychotria elongata Benth.Psychotria fadyenii Urb.Psychotria granadensis Benth.Psychotria hirta KunthPsychotria hirta Schult.Psychotria horizontalis Spreng.Psychotria horizontalis Spreng. ex DC.Psychotria lanceolata Nutt.Psychotria nervosa subsp. rufescens (Kunth) Steyerm.Psychotria nervosa var. hirta Steyerm.Psychotria nervosa var. lanceolata (Nutt.) Sarg.Psychotria nervosa var. nervosaPsychotria nervosa var. rufescens (Kunth) L.O.WilliamsPsychotria nervosa var. rufescens (Kunth) Steyerm.Psychotria oligotricha DC.Psychotria portoricensis DC.Psychotria quiniifolia DwyerPsychotria rufescens KunthPsychotria rufescens var. ferruginea (Willd. ex Schult.) DC.Psychotria rufescens var. haenkeana DC.Psychotria rufescens var. hirta (Schult.) DC.Psychotria stipulacea Sw.Psychotria stipulacea Sw. ex DC.Psychotria undata Jacq.Psychotria undata var. chimarrhoides (DC.) Stehlé & QuentinPsychotria undata var. chimarrhoides (DC.) Stehlé ex Fournet, 1978Psychotria undata var. poitaei Urb.Psychotria undulata Poir.Uragoga elongata (Benth.) KuntzeUragoga granadensis (Benth.) KuntzeUragoga hirta (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze, 1891Uragoga oligotricha (DC.) KuntzeUragoga rufescens (Kunth) KuntzeUragoga undata (Jacq.) Baill.Uragoga undulata (Poir.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier329821-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.