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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusVerbesina
Scientific name with authorshipVerbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex A.Gray
Indexed scientific synonyms
Encelia albescens A.GrayPallasia serratifolia Sm.Verbesina australis (Hook. & Arn. ex DC.) BakerVerbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook.Verbesina encelioides subsp. exauriculata (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) J.R.ColemanVerbesina encelioides subsp. exauriculata B.L.Rob. & Greenm.Verbesina encelioides var. cana B.L.Rob. & Greenm.Verbesina encelioides var. exauriculata B.L.Rob. & Greenm.Verbesina encelioides var. oblongifolia Cordem.Verbesina exauriculata (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) CockerellVerbesina microptera (DC.) HerterVerbesina scabra Benth.Verbesina scabra Phil., 1870Ximenesia australis Hook. & Arn.Ximenesia australis Hook. & Arn. ex DC.Ximenesia encelioides Cav.Ximenesia encelioides var. cana DC., 1836Ximenesia encelioides var. encelioidesXimenesia encelioides var. exauriculata (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) F.C.Gates, 1940Ximenesia encelioides var. exauriculata (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mohlenbr.Ximenesia encelioides var. hortensis DC.Ximenesia encelioides var. oblongifolia DC.Ximenesia encelioides var. pachyptera DC.Ximenesia exauriculata (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Rydb.Ximenesia microptera DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
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 identifier30147294-2
Use codesIF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.