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
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusWahlenbergia
Scientific name with authorshipWahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adenophora microsperma Y.Y.QianCampanopsis androsacea subsp. polymorpha KuntzeCampanopsis androsacea subsp. rigida KuntzeCampanopsis androsacea var. polymorpha KuntzeCampanopsis androsacea var. rigida KuntzeCampanopsis marginata (Thunb.) KuntzeCampanopsis marginata subsp. polymorpha KuntzeCampanopsis marginata subsp. rigida KuntzeCampanopsis marginata var. polymorpha KuntzeCampanopsis marginata var. rigida KuntzeCampanula agrestis Wall.Campanula dehiscens Roxb.Campanula dehiscens Roxb. ex Wall.Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw.Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw. ex BlumeCampanula marginata Thunb.Lightfootia gracilis subsp. lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.Lightfootia gracilis var. lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.Wahlenbergia agrestis (Wall.) A.DC.Wahlenbergia bivalvis Merr.Wahlenbergia dehiscens (Roxb. ex Wall.) A.DC.Wahlenbergia gracilis subsp. misera Hemsl.Wahlenbergia gracilis var. misera Hemsl.Wahlenbergia indica A.DC.Wahlenbergia lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) A.DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Social 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 identifier145830-1
Use codesHF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.