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Spermacoce ocymoides

Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f.

Also indexed asFalse Button WeedBasil-like Button Weedhierba del cáncer machoprostrate false buttonweedСпермакоце базиликолистнаяหญ้าลูกข้าว
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusSpermacoce
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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusSpermacoce
Scientific name with authorshipSpermacoce ocymoides Burm.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bigelovia gracilis Spreng.Bigelovia laevicaulis Miq.Bigelovia ocymoides (Burm.f.) Miq.Bigelovia parviflora Spreng.Bigelovia stricta (L.f.) BlumeBigelovia tenera (R.Br. ex G.Don) Heynh.Borreria laevicaulis (Miq.) Ridl.Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC.Borreria ocymoides var. minorifolia Hochr.Borreria ocymoides var. thekkumalensis Sivar. & K.T.JosephBorreria stricta (L.f.) K.Schum.Borreria trichantha Miq.Spermacoce aspera VahlSpermacoce hirta Sw.Spermacoce laevis Spreng.Spermacoce microphylla PohlSpermacoce microphylla Pohl ex DC.Spermacoce ramosa Wall.Spermacoce stricta L.f.Spermacoce tenera R.Br. ex G.DonSpermacoce trichantha (Miq.) KuntzeTardavel ocymoides (Burm.f.) HiernTardavel stricta (L.f.) Hiern

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier766863-1
Use codesME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaUseful Plants of West 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.