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
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusStachytarpheta
Scientific name with authorshipStachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Abena cayennensis (Rich.) Hitchc.Lippia cylindrica ScheeleStachytarpha cayennensis (Rich.) VahlStachytarpha dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) VahlStachytarpha lactea SchauerStachytarpha maximiliani SchauerStachytarpha polyura SchauerStachytarpheta australis MoldenkeStachytarpheta australis f. albiflora MoldenkeStachytarpheta australis var. neocaledonica MoldenkeStachytarpheta cayennensis f. alba MoldenkeStachytarpheta cayennensis f. albiflora MoldenkeStachytarpheta cayennensis f. purpurea MoldenkeStachytarpheta cayennensis var. candicans Briq.Stachytarpheta cayennensis var. virescens Briq.Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Baill.) A.Chev.Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) VahlStachytarpheta dichotoma f. albiflora (Moldenke) MoldenkeStachytarpheta dichotoma var. neocaledonica (Moldenke) MoldenkeStachytarpheta fallax A.E.Gonç.Stachytarpheta gibberosa Rchb.Stachytarpheta guatemalensis MoldenkeStachytarpheta guatemalensis f. albiflora MoldenkeStachytarpheta hirta KunthStachytarpheta maximiliani var. ciliaris MoldenkeStachytarpheta patens MoldenkeStachytarpheta subulata MoldenkeStachytarpheta tabascana MoldenkeStachytarpheta theezans Rojas AcostaStachytarpheta umbrosa KunthStachytarpheta veronicaefolia Cham.Stachytarpheta veronicifolia Cham.Ubochea dichotoma Baill.Valerianodes cayennenseValerianoides cayennense (Rich.) KuntzeValerianoides cayennensis (Rich.) KuntzeValerianoides dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins, 1903Valerianoides dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) VossVerbena cayennensis Rich.Verbena dichotoma Ruiz & Pav.Zappania cayennensis (Rich.) Mirb.Zappania dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Mirb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier1126344-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.