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Enriched botanical record

Salvia occidentalis

Salvia occidentalis Sw.

Also indexed asField basil (Jamaica)Hap-weed (Virgin Isl.)Moradilla (Puerto Rico)Peti baumePetit baume marronRabbit MeatSalvia de manigua (Cuba)The marron
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
Use categories2
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
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
Scientific name with authorshipSalvia occidentalis Sw.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Horminum occidentale (Sw.) M.GómezHyptis glandulosa SieberHyptis glandulosa Sieber ex Benth.Salvia lateriflora FernaldSalvia martinicensis Sessé & Moc.Salvia occidentalis f. bicolor KuntzeSalvia occidentalis f. violacea KuntzeSalvia occidentalis var. bicolor KuntzeSalvia occidentalis var. garberi Chapm.Salvia privoides var. garberi (Chapm.) Chapm.Salvia procumbens Ruiz & Pav.Salvia pseudoprivoides EplingSalvia radicans Poir.Salvia setosa FernaldSalvia viscosa Sessé & Moc.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use

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 identifier456822-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Salvia occidentalis.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.