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
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusThunbergia
Scientific name with authorshipThunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Indexed scientific synonyms
Endomelas alata (Bojer ex Sims) Raf.Thunbergia alata BojerThunbergia alata var. alba PaxtonThunbergia alata var. albiflora Hook.Thunbergia alata var. minor S.MooreThunbergia alata var. retinervia BurkillThunbergia alata var. velutina Bremek.Thunbergia alata var. vixalata BurkillThunbergia albiflora Godr.Thunbergia albiflora GordonThunbergia aurantiaca PaxtonThunbergia backeri E.Vilm.Thunbergia bakeri BosseThunbergia bikimaensis De Wild.Thunbergia delamerei S.MooreThunbergia doddsii PaxtonThunbergia fryeri E.Vilm.Thunbergia fuscata T.AndersonThunbergia fuscata T.Anderson ex LindauThunbergia kamatembica Mildbr.Thunbergia leucantha Van HoutteThunbergia manganjensis LindauThunbergia nymphaeifolia LindauThunbergia oculata S.MooreValentiana volubilis Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier56177-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.