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Enriched botanical record

Spermacoce prostrata

Spermacoce prostrata Aubl.

Also indexed asJuana la blanca (Dominican Republic); Prostrate false buttonweedProstrate False ButtonweedProstrate false buttonweedbotoncilloprostrate false buttonweedマルバフタバムグラ匍匐豐花草
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 prostrata Aubl.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Borreria domingensis Griseb.Borreria gracilis (Ruiz & Pav.) F.Dietr.Borreria heterophylla BrandegeeBorreria micrantha Torr. & A.GrayBorreria microphylla DC.Borreria ocymoides f. bisepala (Bremek.) Steyerm.Borreria ocymoides f. tenuis Chodat & Hassl.Borreria ocymoides var. bisepala Bremek.Borreria ocymoides var. minima Chodat & Hassl.Borreria parviflora G.Mey.Borreria patula M.Martens & GaleottiBorreria prostrata (Aubl.) Miq.Borreria ramisparsa DC.Borreria tampicana DC.Mitracarpus puberulus Benth.Spermacoce cephalophora RusbySpermacoce domingensis (Griseb.) C.WrightSpermacoce gracilis Ruiz & Pav.Spermacoce heterophylla (Brandegee) GovaertsSpermacoce parviflora (G.Mey.) A.GraySpermacoce patula (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.Spermacoce ramisparsa (DC.) HiernSpermacoce rotata Poit.Spermacoce rotata Poit. ex Roem. & Schult.

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 identifier766900-1
Use codesME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.