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 verticillata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bigelovia verticillata (L.) Spreng.Borreria commutata Spreng.Borreria globularioides Cham. & Schltdl.Borreria graminifolia M.Martens & GaleottiBorreria kohautiana Cham. & Schltdl.Borreria laevigata M.Martens & GaleottiBorreria minima DC.Borreria molleri Gand.Borreria oaxacana M.Martens & GaleottiBorreria oligodonta Steyerm.Borreria podocephala DC.Borreria podocephala var. pumila Chapm.Borreria stricta G.Mey.Borreria suaveolens f. rigidior Miq.Borreria verticillata (L.) G.Mey.Borreria verticillata var. brevifolia DC.Borreria verticillata var. caesia ChodatBorreria verticillata var. thymiformis B.L.Rob.Borreria verticilliata (L.) G.Mey.Spermacoce fruticosa PohlSpermacoce fruticosa Pohl ex DC.Spermacoce globosa Schumach. & Thonn.Spermacoce graminifolia (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.Spermacoce hyssopifolia Pers.Spermacoce laeta Salisb.Spermacoce laevigata (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.Spermacoce minima PohlSpermacoce minima Pohl ex DC.Spermacoce molleri (Gand.) GovaertsSpermacoce mucronata NeesSpermacoce oaxacana (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.Spermacoce oligodonta (Steyerm.) GovaertsSpermacoce podocephala (DC.) C.WrightSpermacoce polycephala (DC.) Hemsl.Spermacoce polycephala Bartl.Spermacoce polycephala Bartl. ex DC.Spermacoce pygmaea C.WrightSpermacoce reclinata NeesSpermacoce stellata Willd.Spermacoce stellata Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Tardavel podocephala (DC.) Conz.Tardavel verticillata (L.) Hiern
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier767031-1
Use codesAF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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