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 indica (L.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Stachytarpha elatior Schrad.Stachytarpha elatior Schrad. ex Schult.Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill.) VahlStachytarpheta angustifolia f. elatior (Schrad. ex Schult.) López-Pal.Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. jenmanii (Moldenke) MoldenkeStachytarpheta angustifolia f. rionegrensis MoldenkeStachytarpheta angustifolia var. elatior Schrad.Stachytarpheta angustifolia var. elatior Schrad. ex Schult., 1822Stachytarpheta angustissima MoldenkeStachytarpheta elatior Schrad.Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad. ex Schult.Stachytarpheta elatior var. jenmanii MoldenkeStachytarpheta jamaicensis f. parviflora MoldenkeStachytarpheta jamaicensis var. indica (L.) H.J.LamStachytarpheta surinamensis Miq.Stachytarpheta surinamensis Miq. ex PulleValerianoides indica (L.) Medik.Valerianoides jamaicensis var. linearifolia KuntzeVerbena angustifolia Mill.Verbena caudata Salisb.Verbena indica L.Verbena lancifolia Steud.Vermicularia lancifolia MoenchZappania angustifolia (Mill.) Poir.Zappania indica (L.) Lam.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier864749-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.