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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusVarronia
Scientific name with authorshipVarronia polycephala Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cordia adnata A.DC.Cordia boliviana Gand.Cordia corymbosa (Desv.) G.DonCordia corymbosa Willd.Cordia corymbosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Cordia corymbosa f. hirsuta I.M.Johnst.Cordia corymbosa f. intonsa I.M.Johnst.Cordia corymbosa f. typica I.M.Johnst.Cordia guazumaefolia (Desv.) Roem. & Schult.Cordia guazumifolia (Desv.) Roem. & Schult.Cordia hermanniaefolia Cham.Cordia hermanniifolia Cham.Cordia hermanniifolia var. calycina Cham. & Schltdl.Cordia lapensis Warm.Cordia mariquitensis KunthCordia monosperma (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.Cordia paraguariensis Chodat & Hassl.Cordia patens KunthCordia patens Miq.Cordia patens Miq. ex Griseb.Cordia patens f. polycephala Cham. & Schltdl.Cordia patens var. angustifolia Warm.Cordia polycephala (Lam.) I.M.Johnst.Cordia salzmannii A.DC.Cordia salzmannii Benth.Cordia salzmannii Benth. ex Griseb.Cordia salzmannii var. albiflora Chodat & Hassl.Cordia salzmannii var. lanceolata Fresen.Cordia sulfurata E.H.L.KrauseCordia ulmifolia (Juss. ex Dum.Cours.) A.DC.Cordia ulmifolia Juss., 1802Cordia ulmifolia Spreng.Cordia ulmifolia var. ovalis A.DC.Cordia ulmifolia var. ovata A.DC.Cordia urticaefolia Cham.Cordia urticifolia Cham.Cordia wickstroemii Steud.Cordiopsis monosperma (Jacq.) Ham.Cordiopsis monosperma (Jacq.) Ham. ex Heynh.Lantana corymbosa L.Lithocardium adnatum (A.DC.) KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum f. glabriusculum KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum var. humile KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum var. lineatum KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum var. monogynum KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum var. patens KuntzeLithocardium corymbosum var. subedentatum KuntzeLithocardium guazumifolium (Desv.) KuntzeLithocardium hermanniifolium (Cham.) KuntzeLithocardium mariquitense (Kunth) KuntzeUlmarronia corymbosa (L.) FriesenUlmarronia mariquitensis (Kunth) FriesenUlmarronia mariquitensis (Kunth) KuntzeUlmarronia patens (Kunth) FriesenVarronia boliviana (Gand.) BorhidiVarronia corymbosa (L.) Desv.Varronia globosa Desv.Varronia guasumaefolia Desv.Varronia guazumifolia Desv.Varronia hermanniifolia (Cham.) BorhidiVarronia lanceolata Willd.Varronia lanceolata Willd. ex Cham.Varronia mariguitensis (Kunth) BorhidiVarronia mariquitensis (Kunth) BorhidiVarronia monosperma Jacq.Varronia paniculata Wikstr.Varronia paraguariensis (Chodat & Hassl.) BorhidiVarronia patens (Kunth) BorhidiVarronia ulmifolia Dum.Cours.Varronia urticifolia (Cham.) J.S.Mill.
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 identifier262677-2
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.