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Pterocaulon alopecuroides

Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.

Also indexed asCalção-de-velhoCura nacido (Dominican Republic)Cura nacioLangue à vache femelleLengua de vacaOreille à moutonTravesera de loma (Cuba)Vela de sabana
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPterocaulon
Use categories1
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
GenusPterocaulon
Scientific name with authorshipPterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.

Indexed scientific synonyms

? alopecuroideum Lam.Baccharis erioptera Benth.Chlaenobolus alopecuroides (Lam.) Cass.Conyza alopecuroides Lam.Pluchea alopecuroides Less.Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) Chodat, 1894Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. alopecuroidesPterocaulon alopecuroides var. glabrescens ChodatPterocaulon alopecuroides var. mollis ChodatPterocaulon alopecuroides var. polystachyum DC.Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. salicifolium ChodatPterocaulon alopecuroideum (Lam.) ChodatPterocaulon alopecuroideum (Lam.) DC.Pterocaulon interruptum DC.Pterocaulon interruptum var. interruptumPterocaulon interruptum var. monostachyum DC.Pterocaulon interruptum var. polystachyum DC.Pterocaulon latifolium KuntzePterocaulon virgatum f. alopecuroides (Lam.) Arechav.Pterocaulon virgatum f. subcorymbosa Arechav.Pterocaulon virgatum var. alopecuroides (Lam.) Griseb.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier240147-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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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.