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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusPeltandra
Scientific name with authorshipPeltandra virginica (L.) Schott
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alocasia virginica (L.) Raf.Arum virginicum L.Arum walteri ElliottCaladium undulatum Steud.Caladium virginicum (L.) Hook.Calla virginica (L.) Michx.Lecontia virginica (L.) Torr.Peltandra angustifolia Raf.Peltandra canadensis Raf.Peltandra hastata Raf.Peltandra heterophylla Raf.Peltandra latifolia Raf.Peltandra luteospadix FernaldPeltandra tharpii F.A.BarkleyPeltandra undulata Raf.Peltandra undulata SchottPeltandra virginica f. angustifolia (Raf.) S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica f. brachyota S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica f. hastifolia S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica f. heterophylla (Raf.) S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica f. latifolia (Raf.) S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica f. rotundata S.F.BlakePeltandra virginica subsp. luteospadix (Fernald) W.H.Blackw. & K.P.Blackw.Peltandra virginica subsp. virginicaPeltandra virginica var. angustifolia (Raf.) Tidestr.Peltandra virginica var. heterophylla (Raf.) Tidestr.Peltandra virginica var. virginicaPeltandra walteri (Elliott) Raf.Rensselaeria virginica (L.) L.C.Beck
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier87608-1
Use codesEU ME
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.