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Struchium sparganophorum

Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze

Also indexed as(Sari) Mlalihapana BeDéfouléM'lalihapanaYerba de FajaYerba de faja (ES)oreille-moutonstrúchium pásikavéyerba de faja
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusStruchium
Use categories6
Linked notes0

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
GenusStruchium
Scientific name with authorshipStruchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze

Indexed scientific synonyms

Ethulia nodiflore Lam., 1786Ethulia sparganophora L.Ethulia struchium Sw.Sparganophoros sparganophora (L.) C.JeffreySparganophorus africanus (Beauverd) Steud.Sparganophorus americanum Poir.Sparganophorus ethulia CrantzSparganophorus fasciatus Lam.Sparganophorus fasciatus Poir.Sparganophorus fasciculatus Steud.Sparganophorus fuscatus Steud.Sparganophorus sparganophora (L.) C.JeffreySparganophorus struchium (Sw.) Poir.Sparganophorus struchium Pers.Sparganophorus vaillantii CrantzSparganophorus vaillantii var. longifolius Griseb.Sparganophorus vaillantii var. vaillantiiStruchium africanum BeauverdStruchium americanum Poir.Struchium herbaceum J.St.-Hil.Struchium vaillantii Crantz, 1766

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal 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 identifier1059151-2
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.