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 remota Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bigelovia vaginata (Willd.) Spreng.Borreria assurgens (Ruiz & Pav.) Griseb.Borreria linifolia DC.Borreria malacophylla Standl. & L.O.WilliamsBorreria remota (Lam.) Bacigalupo & E.L.CabralBorreria vaginata (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) DC.Borreria vaginata (Willd.) Cham. & Schltdl., 1828Borreria vaginata (Willd.) F.Dietr.Borreria wydleriana DC.Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.Spermacoce capitellata Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Spermacoce chapmanii Torr. & A.GraySpermacoce dichotoma Willd.Spermacoce dichotoma Willd. ex Steud.Spermacoce echioides KunthSpermacoce hebecarpa DC.Spermacoce hondurensis GovaertsSpermacoce lanceolata LinkSpermacoce parviflora Salisb.Spermacoce sexangularis SieberSpermacoce sexangularis Sieber ex Steud.Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq.Spermacoce suffruticosa Spreng.Spermacoce tenuior subsp. commersonii Verdc.Spermacoce tenuior var. commersonii Verdc.Spermacoce tetragona DC.Spermacoce vaginata Willd.Spermacoce vaginata Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Spermacoce wydleriana (DC.) KuntzeTessiera pubescens Miq.
Documented use categories
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 identifier319724-2
Use codesME
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.