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
GenusLobelia
Scientific name with authorshipLobelia siphilitica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dortmanna siphilitica (L.) KuntzeDortmannia siphilitica (L.) KuntzeLobelia antisyphilitica HayneLobelia belgica De JongheLobelia belgica DeJongheLobelia bollii E.Wimm.Lobelia coelestis Nutt.Lobelia coelestis Nutt. ex LoudonLobelia densiflora RennieLobelia reflexa StokesLobelia siphilitica f. alba (G.Don & W.H.Baxter) VossLobelia siphilitica f. albiflora BrittonLobelia siphilitica f. laevicalyx FernaldLobelia siphilitica f. ludoviciana (A.DC.) VossLobelia siphilitica f. purpurea E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.Lobelia siphilitica f. purpurea VossLobelia siphilitica f. siphiliticaLobelia siphilitica var. alba G.Don & W.H.BaxterLobelia siphilitica var. bollii (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm.Lobelia siphilitica var. candida Alph.WoodLobelia siphilitica var. densiflora (Rennie) E.Wimm.Lobelia siphilitica var. grandis E.Wimm.Lobelia siphilitica var. ludoviciana A.DC.Lobelia siphilitica var. maculata A.DC.Lobelia siphilitica var. minor Hook.Lobelia siphilitica var. rosea N.ColemanLobelia siphilitica var. siphiliticaRapuntium siphiliticum (L.) Mill.Rapuntium syphiliticum Moench
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 identifier143861-1
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.