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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHeliotropium
Scientific name with authorshipHeliotropium amplexicaule Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cochranea anchusaefolia (Poir.) GürkeCochranea anchusifolia (Poir.) GürkeCochranea anchusifolia var. latifolia HickenHeliophytum anchusaefolium A.DC.Heliophytum anchusifolium (Poir.) DC.Heliophytum anchusifolium var. angustifolium DC.Heliophytum anchusifolium var. latifolium DC.Heliophytum lithospermifolium DC.Heliophytum sidaefolium (Cham.) DC.Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir.Heliotropium anchusifolium f. grandiflorum KuntzeHeliotropium anchusifolium f. medium KuntzeHeliotropium anchusifolium f. parviflorum KuntzeHeliotropium anchusifolium subsp. lithospermifolium (DC.) Griseb.Heliotropium anchusifolium var. angustifolium Griseb.Heliotropium anchusifolium var. angustifolium KuntzeHeliotropium anchusifolium var. latifolium (DC.) KuntzeHeliotropium anchusifolium var. lithospermifolium (DC.) Griseb.Heliotropium anchusifolium var. lithospermifolium DC.Heliotropium bolivianum RusbyHeliotropium lithospermifolium (DC.) Speg.Heliotropium montevidense Arechav.Heliotropium semiamplexicaule Larrañaga
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier116657-1
Use codesEU ME PO
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.