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
GenusAgeratum
Scientific name with authorshipAgeratum conyzoides L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ageratum album Hort.Berol.Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem., 1815Ageratum album Steud.Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.Ageratum brachystephanum RegelAgeratum caeruleum Desf.Ageratum ciliare L.Ageratum ciliare Lour., 1790Ageratum coeruleum Desf.Ageratum conyzoides f. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob., 1913Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoidesAgeratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq., 1856Ageratum conyzoides subsp. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob.Ageratum conyzoides subsp. hirtum (Lam.) DC.Ageratum conyzoides subsp. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.Ageratum conyzoides subsp. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq.Ageratum conyzoides subsp. pilosum BlumeAgeratum conyzoides var. hirtum (Lam.) DC.Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.Ageratum conyzoides var. obtusifolium (Lam.) DC.Ageratum conyzoides var. pilosum Blume, 1826Ageratum cordifolium Roxb.Ageratum hirsutum Lam.Ageratum hirsutum Poir.Ageratum hirtum Lam.Ageratum humile LarrañagaAgeratum humile Salisb.Ageratum koulianum BhellumAgeratum latifolium Cav.Ageratum latifolium subsp. galapageium B.L.Rob.Ageratum latifolium subsp. latifoliumAgeratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L.Rob.Ageratum latifolium var. latifoliumAgeratum muticum Griseb.Ageratum nanum Sch.Bip.Ageratum obtusifolium Lam.Ageratum odoratum Bailly, 1866Ageratum odoratum E.Vilm.Ageratum sandwicense H.Lév.Ageratum suffruticosum RegelAlomia coelestina (Regel) B.L.Rob.Alomia microcarpa f. torresiae Standl.Alomia microcarpa subsp. torresii Standl.Cacalia mentrasto Vell.Conc., 1825Caelestina latifolia Benth. ex Oerst.Caelestina suffruticosa SweetCarelia brachystephana (Regel) KuntzeCarelia conyzoides (L.) KuntzeCarelia mutica (Griseb.) KuntzeCoelestina suffruticosa Sweet, 1826Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E.H.L.KrauseEupatorium conyzoides subsp. conyzoidesEupatorium conyzoides var. conyzoidesEupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc.Phalacraea coelestina RegelPiqueria coelestina (Regel) Hieron.Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier7086-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.