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
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusRuellia
Scientific name with authorshipRuellia ciliatiflora Hook.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arrhostoxylum ciliatiflorum (Hook.) NeesCryphiacanthus tubiflorus Oerst.Cryphiacanthus viscosus Oerst.Dipteracanthus nudiflorus Engelm. & A.GrayRuellia congesta (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia glabrata (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia glabrata var. shrevei Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia gooddingiana A.NelsonRuellia insularis (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia lorentziana Griseb.Ruellia lorentziana f. parvifolia Hassl.Ruellia lorentziana var. paraguariensis Hassl.Ruellia lorentziana var. parvifolia Hassl.Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb.Ruellia nudiflora var. congesta LeonardRuellia nudiflora var. glabrata LeonardRuellia nudiflora var. grandiflora LeonardRuellia nudiflora var. hispidula ShinnersRuellia nudiflora var. insularis LeonardRuellia nudiflora var. mirandae Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia nudiflora var. nudifloraRuellia nudiflora var. occidentalis (A.Gray) LeonardRuellia nudiflora var. runyonii (Tharp & F.A.Barkley) B.L.TurnerRuellia nudiflora var. yucatana LeonardRuellia occidentalis (A.Gray) Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia occidentalis var. ferrisae Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia occidentalis var. lundelliorum Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia occidentalis var. wrightii Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia runyonii Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia runyonii var. berlandieri Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia runyonii var. runyoniiRuellia strictopaniculata Tharp & F.A.BarkleyRuellia tuberosa var. occidentalis A.GrayRuellia yucatana (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley
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 identifier53920-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.