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
GenusAcmella
Scientific name with authorshipAcmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ceratocephala acmella var. depauperata KuntzeCeratocephala acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) KuntzeCeratocephalus acmelia var. depauperata Kuntze, 1891Ceratocephalus acmella subsp. depauperata KuntzeCeratocephalus acmella subsp. uliginosa (Sw.) KuntzeCeratocephalus acmella var. depauperata KuntzeCeratocephalus acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) KuntzeCoreopsis acmella subsp. uliginosa (Sw.) E.H.L.KrauseCoreopsis acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) E.H.L.KrauseCoreopsis acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) K.Krause, 1914Jaegeria uliginosa (Sw.) Spreng.Spilanthes acmella subsp. uliginosa (Sw.) BakerSpilanthes acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) BakerSpilanthes charitopis A.H.MooreSpilanthes iabadicensis A.H.MooreSpilanthes lundii DC.Spilanthes lundii DeCandolle, 1836Spilanthes salzmannii DC.Spilanthes uliginosa Sw.Spilanthes uliginosa subsp. discoidea Aristeg.Spilanthes uliginosa subsp. uliginosaSpilanthes uliginosa var. discoidea Aristeg.Spilanthes uliginosa var. uliginosaSpilanthes uligonosa Sw.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier174556-1
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.