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
GenusWollastonia
Scientific name with authorshipWollastonia biflora (L.) DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acmella biflora (L.) Spreng.Adenostemma biflorum (L.) Less.Anthemiopsis macrophylla Bojer ex DC.Buphthalmum australe Spreng., 1807Buphthalmum helianthoides G.Forst.Eclipta scabriuscula Wall.Lipochaeta ovata R.C.GardnerMelanthera biflora (L.) WildMelanthera biflora (L.) Willd.Melanthera biflora var. bifloraMelanthera glandulosa Wall.Melanthera glandulosa Wall. ex DC.Microchaeta strigulosa (Gaudich.) Nutt.Niebuhria biflora (L.) BrittenSeruneum biflorum (L.) KuntzeSeruneum scabriusculum KuntzeSeruneum strigulosum (Gaudich.) KuntzeStemmodontia biflora (L.) W.WightVerbesina biflora L.Verbesina biflora var. bifloraVerbesina strigulosa Gaudich.Verbesina urticifolia Span.Verbesina urticifolia Span. ex Miq.Wedelia aristata Less.Wedelia biflora (L.) DC.Wedelia biflora var. canescens Fosberg, 1955Wedelia biflora var. scabriuscula (DC.) Hochr., 1934Wedelia biflora var. urticifolia DC.Wedelia biflora var. urticifolia DC. ex C.B.Clarke, 1876Wedelia rechingeriana Muschl.Wedelia scabriuscula (DC.) Engl. ex K.Schum., 1887Wedelia scabriuscula Engl.Wedelia strigulosa (Gaudich.) K.Schum.Wedelia wallichii var. megalantha H.ChuangWollastonia biflora Dalzell & A.Gibson, 1861Wollastonia scabriuscula var. scabriusculaWollastonia strigulosa (Gaudich.) DC.Wollastonia zanzibarensis DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier260687-1
Use codesEU HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.