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
GenusBidens
Scientific name with authorshipBidens tripartita L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? orthodoxa Fernald & H.St.JohnBidens acuta (Wiegand) BrittonBidens ambrosioides Willd. ex O.SchulzBidens ambrosioides Willd. ex Willd.Bidens boullui Rouy, 1903Bidens bullata L.Bidens bullata var. bullataBidens cannabina Lam.Bidens comosa (A.Gray) WiegandBidens comosa var. acuta Jeps.Bidens comosa var. acuta Wiegand, 1899Bidens comosa var. comosaBidens connata var. comosa A.GrayBidens effusa Thuill.Bidens effusa Thuill. ex SherffBidens fastigiata MichaletBidens frondosa Buch.-Ham.Bidens frondosa Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.fil.Bidens hybrida Thuill.Bidens intermedia OpizBidens intermedia Opiz ex NymanBidens minor (Wimm. & Grab.) Vorosch.Bidens minuscula H.Lév. & VaniotBidens nodiflora L.Bidens nudiflora Steud.Bidens orientalis Velen.Bidens orientalis Velen. ex Bornm.Bidens platycephala Oerst.Bidens pumila Steud.Bidens pygmaea Kitt., 1844Bidens repens D.DonBidens riparia Greene, 1899Bidens shimadae HayataBidens trifida Buch.-Ham.Bidens trifida Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.Bidens trifoliata Gueldenst.Bidens trifoliata Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Bidens tripartita f. limosa Kom.Bidens tripartita f. major HayekBidens tripartita f. minor Wimm. & Grab.Bidens tripartita f. pumila (Retz.) RothBidens tripartita f. pumila (Retz.) Roth ex Beck, 1893Bidens tripartita f. pumila (Retz.) Sagorski & Gus.SchneiderBidens tripartita f. stolonifera Bolzon, 1895Bidens tripartita f. tripartitaBidens tripartita subsp. anomala (Farw.) B.BoivinBidens tripartita subsp. bullata (L.) RouyBidens tripartita subsp. bullata (Linnaeus, 1753) Linnaeus, 1753Bidens tripartita subsp. comosa (A.Gray) A.HainesBidens tripartita subsp. eutripartita Briq. & Chev., 1917Bidens tripartita subsp. orthodoxa (Fernald & H.St.John) B.BoivinBidens tripartita subsp. pumila (Retz.) RothBidens tripartita subsp. pumila (Retz.) Roth ex BeckBidens tripartita subsp. stolonifera BolzonBidens tripartita var. cannabina (Lam.) Beckh., 1893Bidens tripartita var. cernuifolia SherffBidens tripartita var. discoidea T.MarssonBidens tripartita var. erecta MerremBidens tripartita var. genuina Rouy, 1903Bidens tripartita var. hebecarpa NakaiBidens tripartita var. hybrida (Thuill.) MératBidens tripartita var. indivisa Corb.Bidens tripartita var. integrifolia Wirtg.Bidens tripartita var. major WibelBidens tripartita var. major Wimm. & Grab.Bidens tripartita var. minima Huds.Bidens tripartita var. minima Wirtg.Bidens tripartita var. minor Hartm.Bidens tripartita var. minor WibelBidens tripartita var. minor Wimm. & Grab.Bidens tripartita var. orientalis (Velen.) Stoj. & Stef.Bidens tripartita var. pumila Retz.Bidens tripartita var. pumila RothBidens tripartita var. radiata DöllBidens tripartita var. repens (D.Don) SherffBidens tripartita var. shimadae (Hayata) Yamam.Bidens tripartita var. typica Beck, 1893Bidens tripartitus subsp. tripartitusBidens tripartitus var. minor L.Bidens tripartitus var. pumila Retz.
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 identifier185293-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.