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
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusVerbena
Scientific name with authorshipVerbena litoralis Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Verbena affinis M.Martens & GaleottiVerbena bonariensis var. litoralis (Kunth) Hook. ex Müll.Berol.Verbena bonariensis var. littoralis (Kunth) Gillies & Hook. ex Hook.Verbena brasiliensis var. subglabrata MoldenkeVerbena cajamarcensis BinderVerbena cajamarcensis Binder ex MolinariVerbena caracasana KunthVerbena carolina var. glabra MoldenkeVerbena gentryi MoldenkeVerbena glabrata var. tenuispicata MoldenkeVerbena integrifolia Sessé & Moc.Verbena integrifolia f. albiflora MoldenkeVerbena lanceolata Willd.Verbena lanceolata Willd. ex Spreng.Verbena litoralis f. albiflora (Moldenke) MoldenkeVerbena litoralis f. litoralisVerbena litoralis f. magnifolia MoldenkeVerbena litoralis var. albiflora MoldenkeVerbena litoralis var. caracasana (Kunth) Briq.Verbena litoralis var. glabrior Benth.Verbena litoralis var. leptostachya SchauerVerbena litoralis var. melanopotamica HaumanVerbena litoralis var. portoricensis MoldenkeVerbena litoralis var. pycnostachya SchauerVerbena litoralis var. subglabrata (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & MúlguraVerbena longifolia M.Martens & GaleottiVerbena longifolia f. albiflora MoldenkeVerbena longifolia var. pubescens MoldenkeVerbena minutiflora var. peruviana MoldenkeVerbena nudiflora Nutt.Verbena nudiflora Nutt. ex Turcz.Verbena paucifolia Turcz.Verbena sedula MoldenkeVerbena sedula var. darwinii MoldenkeVerbena sedula var. fournieri Moldenke
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 identifier30007120-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.