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 rigida Spreng.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buchnera montevidensis Spreng.Buchnera montevidensis Spreng. ex Walp.Verbena bonariensis f. venosa (Gillies & Hook.) VossVerbena bonariensis var. rigida (Spreng.) KuntzeVerbena bonariensis var. venosa (Gillies & Hook.) ChodatVerbena doniana Steud.Verbena rigida f. alba (Trivetts) MoldenkeVerbena rigida f. lilacina (Benary & Bodger ex W.Harrow) MoldenkeVerbena rigida f. obovata HayekVerbena rigida f. paraguayensis MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. alba MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. glandulifera MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. glandulosa MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. lilacina (G.Harrow) MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. obovata (Hayek) MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. reineckii (Briq.) MoldenkeVerbena rigida var. rigidaVerbena rugosa D.DonVerbena scaberrima Cham.Verbena venosa Gillies & Hook.Verbena venosa var. alba TrivettsVerbena venosa var. lilacina Benary & BodgerVerbena venosa var. lilacina Benary & Bodger ex W.HarrowVerbena venosa var. reineckii Briq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier865431-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.