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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSphagneticola
Scientific name with authorshipSphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acmella brasiliensis Spreng.Acmella spilanthoides Cass.Buphthalmum heterophyllum Willd.Buphthalmum heterophyllum Willd. ex DC.Buphthalmum procumbens Desf.Buphthalmum procumbens Desf. ex Steud.Buphthalmum repens Lam.Buphthalmum strigosum Spreng.Complaya trilobata (L.) StrotherPolymnia carnosa (Rich.) Poir.Polymnia carnosa var. carnosaPolymnia carnosa var. triloba (Rich.) Poir.Polymnia crenata Poir.Seruneum paludosum (DC.) KuntzeSeruneum trilobatum (L.) KuntzeSilphium trilobatum L.Sphagneticola ulei O.Hoffm.Stemmodontia carnosa (Rich.) O.F.Cook & G.N.CollinsStemmodontia trilobata (L.) SmallThelechitonia trilobata (L.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.Verbesina carnosa (Pers.) M.GómezVerbesina carnosa var. carnosaVerbesina carnosa var. triloba (Rich. ex Pers.) M.GómezVerbesina tridentata Spreng.Wedelia brasiliensis (Spreng.) S.F.BlakeWedelia brasiliensis var. brasiliensisWedelia carnosa Rich.Wedelia carnosa subsp. triloba Rich.Wedelia carnosa subsp. unranked Rich., 1807Wedelia carnosa var. carnosaWedelia carnosa var. triloba Rich. ex DC.Wedelia crenata Rich.Wedelia paludicola Poepp.Wedelia paludosa DC.Wedelia paludosa var. latifolia DC.Wedelia paludosa var. paludosaWedelia paludosa var. vialis DC.Wedelia pedunculata Mart.Wedelia pedunculata Mart. ex CollaWedelia tannensis Endl.Wedelia triloba (Rich. ex DC.) BelloWedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.Wedelia trilobata var. hirtella O.E.SchulzWedelia trilobata var. pilosissima S.F.BlakeWollastonia trilobata (L.) Fosberg
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier1093589-2
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.