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Scaevola plumieri

Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl

Also indexed asBorbonBosborin (Cuba)Cerise bord de merCoralillo (Puerto Rico)Epinard la mer (Haiti)Gull feedGullfeed (EN); Black soapInkberry
FamilyGoodeniaceae
GenusScaevola
Use categories5
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
FamilyGoodeniaceae
GenusScaevola
Scientific name with authorshipScaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cerbera ovata SieberCerbera ovata Sieber ex DC.Lobelia americana Willd.Lobelia americana Willd. ex DC.Lobelia plumieri L.Scaevola ivaefolia L'Herit.Scaevola ivaefolia L'Herit. ex SweetScaevola ivifolia L'Hér.Scaevola ivifolia L'Hér. ex SweetScaevola lobelia L.Scaevola lobelia MurrayScaevola macraei DeVrieseScaevola macraei de VrieseScaevola senegalensis C.PreslScaevola sericea var. taccada (Gaertn.) MakinoScaevola sieberi DeVrieseScaevola sieberi de VrieseScaevola thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh.Scaevola uniflora StocksScaevola uvifera StocksScaveola frutescens

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Social 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 identifier384294-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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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.