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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusTragia
Scientific name with authorshipTragia volubilis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Croton scandens SieberCroton scandens Sieber ex C.PreslTragia amoena Müll.Arg.Tragia diffusa Vell.Tragia gayana Baill.Tragia haguensis GoudotTragia haguensis Goudot ex Baill.Tragia ibaguensis GoudotTragia ibaguensis Goudot ex Müll.Arg.Tragia infesta Mart.Tragia infesta Mart. ex D.Dietr.Tragia monandra Baill.Tragia ovata ParodiTragia pedicellaris Müll.Arg.Tragia pedicillaris Müll.Arg.Tragia pedunculata P.Beauv.Tragia plumosa Desf.Tragia serra Poepp.Tragia triangularis Vell.Tragia urticaefolia Millsp., 1900Tragia virgata Lam.Tragia volubilis var. genuina Müll.Arg.Tragia volubilis var. grandifolia Müll.Arg.Tragia volubilis var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.Tragia volubilis var. lanceolata Müll.Arg.Tragia volubilis var. longifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.Tragia volubilis var. pedicellaris (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Tragia volubilis var. serra (Poepp.) Müll.Arg.Tragia volubilis var. tenuifolia Müll.Arg.Tragia volubilis var. triangularis (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
Documented use categories
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 identifier315307-2
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.