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
FamilyPetiveriaceae
GenusRivina
Scientific name with authorshipRivina humilis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? canescens G.DonPiercea acuminata Raf.Piercea glabra Mill.Piercea obliquata Raf.Piercea tomentosa Mill.Rivina acuminata Raf.Rivina andamanensis L.J.Singh & M.C.NaikRivina aurantiaca Warsz.Rivina aurantiaca Warsz. ex SchenkRivina bengalensis S.C.Srivast. & T.K.PaulRivina brasiliensis NoccaRivina brasiliensis var. viridis (F.W.Schmidt) Moq.Rivina canescens D.DonRivina canescens D.Don ex Steud.Rivina glabra L.Rivina glabrata KunthRivina gracilis Salisb.Rivina herbacea HuberRivina humilis subsp. canescens (G.Don) Moq.Rivina humilis subsp. orientalis (Moq.) H.WalterRivina humilis var. bracteata D.Maity, Sonia Mitra, Manasi Mandal & MaitiRivina humilis var. canescens (G.Don) Moq.Rivina humilis var. canescens L.Rivina humilis var. glabra (L.) H.WalterRivina humilis var. glabra L.Rivina humilis var. humilisRivina humilis var. laevis Millsp.Rivina humilis var. orientalis (Moq.) H.WalterRivina humilis var. plumbaginifolia Moq.Rivina humilis var. puberula (Kunth) Moq.Rivina humilis var. puberula L.Rivina laevis L.Rivina laevis L.Mant.Rivina laevis f. brasiliensis (Nocca) VossRivina laevis f. humilis (L.) VossRivina laevis f. viridiflora (Bello) VossRivina laevis var. acuminata Moq.Rivina laevis var. pubescens Griseb.Rivina lanceolata Willd.Rivina mexicana Moc. & SesséRivina mexicana Moc. & Sessé ex Moq.Rivina obliquata Raf.Rivina orientalis Moq.Rivina pallida Salisb.Rivina paraguayensis ParodiRivina plumbaginifolia Willd.Rivina plumbaginifolia Willd. ex Moq.Rivina portulaccoides Nutt.Rivina procumbens RuizRivina procumbens Ruiz ex Moq.Rivina puberula KunthRivina purpurascens Schrad.Rivina purpurascens var. mollis Moq.Rivina tetrandra Desf.Rivina tinctaria Buch.-Ham.Rivina tinctaria Buch.-Ham. ex G.DonRivina tinctoria Moq.Rivina vernalis Teran & Berland.Rivina viridiflora BelloRivina viridis F.W.SchmidtSolanoides laevis (L.) MoenchSolanoides pubescens MoenchSolanoides undulata MoenchTithonia humilis (L.) KuntzeTithonia humilis f. albiflora KuntzeTithonia humilis f. humilisTithonia humilis f. purpurascens (Schrad.) Kuntze, 1891Tithonia humilis var. canescens Kuntze, 1891Tithonia humilis var. glabra KuntzeTithonia humilis var. humilis
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
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 identifier221479-2
Use codesAF EU IF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plant Project
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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.