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 jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
? jamaicense L.Abena jamaicensis (L.) Hitchc.Cymburus urticifolius Salisb.Stachytarpheta bogoriensis Zoll. & MoritziStachytarpheta indica var. jamaicensis (L.) RaziStachytarpheta jamaicensis f. albiflora S.S.YingStachytarpheta jamaicensis f. atrocaerulea MoldenkeStachytarpheta jamaicensis f. atrocoerulea MoldenkeStachytarpheta jamaicensis f. monstrosa MoldenkeStachytarpheta jamaicensis var. longifolia HiernStachytarpheta pilosiuscula KunthTroximon elatum Greene, 1887Valerianodes jamaicenseValerianoides jamaicense (L.) Medik.Valerianoides jamaicense (L.) Medik. ex KuntzeValerianoides jamaicense f. glabrum KuntzeValerianoides jamaicense f. strigosum KuntzeValerianoides jamaicense var. angustifolium KuntzeValerianoides jamaicense var. linearifolium KuntzeValerianoides jamaicense var. spathulatum KuntzeValerianoides jamaicensis (L.) KuntzeValerianoides jamaicensis (L.) Medik.Valerianoides jamaicensis f. glabra KuntzeValerianoides jamaicensis f. strigosa KuntzeValerianoides jamaicensis var. angustifolia KuntzeValerianoides jamaicensis var. spathulata KuntzeVerbena americana Mill.Verbena jamaicensis L.Verbena pilosiuscula (Kunth) Endl.Vermicularia decurrens MoenchZappania jamaicensis (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 identifier1092351-2
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 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.