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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSohmaea
Scientific name with authorshipSohmaea laxiflora (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Indexed scientific synonyms
Desmodium kibalanka BlumeDesmodium kibalanka Blume ex Miq.Desmodium laxiflorum DC.Desmodium laxiflorum subsp. laxiflorumDesmodium macrophyllum Desv.Desmodium recurvatum (Roxb.) GrahamDesmodium recurvatum (Roxb.) Graham ex Wight & Arn.Desmodium recurvatum (Roxb.) Wall.Desmodium rottleri (Spreng.) G.DonDesmodium roxburghii SweetDesmodium scabrellum Zipp.Desmodium scabrellum Zipp. ex Miq.Hedysarum articulatum Roxb.Hedysarum auriculatum Roxb.Hedysarum bicolor Buch.-Ham.Hedysarum bicolor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Hedysarum flaccidum Weinm.Hedysarum latifolium Wall.Hedysarum lineare RottlerHedysarum lineare Rottler ex Spreng.Hedysarum macrophyllum Steud.Hedysarum orbiculatum RottlerHedysarum orbiculatum Rottler ex Wight & Arn.Hedysarum oxalifolium Buch.-Ham.Hedysarum oxalifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Benn.Hedysarum recurvatum Roxb.Hedysarum rottleri Spreng.Hedysarum roxburghii Spreng.Meibomia laxiflora KuntzeMeibomia rottleri (Spreng.) KuntzeOtotropis recurvatus NeesOxydium oxalidifolium Walp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier77190787-1
Use codesAF EU ME
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.