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
FamilyLentibulariaceae
GenusUtricularia
Scientific name with authorshipUtricularia livida E.Mey.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calpidisca denticulata (Benj.) BarnhartUtricularia afromontana R.E.Fr.Utricularia andicola Benj.Utricularia denticulata Benj.Utricularia dregei KamienskiUtricularia dregei var. stricta KamienskiUtricularia eburnea R.E.Fr.Utricularia elevata KamienskiUtricularia elevata var. macovanii KamienskiUtricularia elevata var. macowanii KamienskiUtricularia engleri KamienskiUtricularia gentryi Standl.Utricularia humbertiana H.PerrierUtricularia humbertiana var. andringitrensis PerrierUtricularia humilis E.PhillipsUtricularia ibarensis BakerUtricularia livida var. engleri (Kamienski) StapfUtricularia livida var. micrantha KamienskiUtricularia livida var. pauciflora KamienskiUtricularia lobata FernaldUtricularia longecalcarata Benj.Utricularia longicalcarata Benj.Utricularia madagascariensis A.DC.Utricularia mauroyae H.PerrierUtricularia odontosperma StapfUtricularia sanguinea Oliv.Utricularia sanguinea var. minor KamienskiUtricularia sematophora StapfUtricularia sinuata Benj.Utricularia spartea BakerUtricularia spartea var. marojejensis PerrierUtricularia spartea var. subspicata PerrierUtricularia spartioides Scott ElliotUtricularia spartioides Scott Elliot ex H.PerrierUtricularia sprengelii var. humilis KamenskiUtricularia sprengelii var. humilis KamienskiUtricularia transrugosa StapfUtricularia tribracteata Kamienski
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 identifier526878-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.