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 houstonianum Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ageratum conyzoides subsp. houstonianum (Mill.) M.SharmaAgeratum conyzoides subsp. houstonianum (Mill.) Sahu, 1982Ageratum conyzoides subsp. mexicanum (Sims) DC.Ageratum conyzoides var. houstonianum (Mill.) SahuAgeratum conyzoides var. houstonianum (Mill.) T.R.ShahuAgeratum conyzoides var. mexicanum (Sims) DC.Ageratum houstonianum f. houstonianumAgeratum houstonianum f. isochroum (B.L.Rob.) M.F.JohnsonAgeratum houstonianum f. isochroum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum f. luteum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum f. niveum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum f. normale B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum f. versicolor B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum subsp. angustatum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum subsp. houstonianumAgeratum houstonianum subsp. luteum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum subsp. niveum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum subsp. normale B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum subsp. typicum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum var. angustatum B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum var. isochroum (B.L.Rob.) M.F.Johnson, 1971Ageratum houstonianum var. muticescens B.L.Rob.Ageratum houstonianum var. typicum B.L.Rob.Ageratum mexicanum SimsAgeratum mexicanum Sw.Ageratum mexicanum SweetAgeratum mexicanum f. caeruleum Voss, 1896Ageratum mexicanum f. mexicanumAgeratum mexicanum f. wendlandii Voss, 1896Ageratum mexicanum subsp. album T.MooreAgeratum mexicanum subsp. caeruleum VossAgeratum mexicanum subsp. majus VossAgeratum mexicanum subsp. mexicanumAgeratum mexicanum subsp. nanum VossAgeratum mexicanum subsp. rubrum T.MooreAgeratum mexicanum subsp. wendlandii VossAgeratum mexicanum var. majus VossAgeratum mexicanum var. mexicanumAgeratum mexicanum var. nanum T.MooreAgeratum mexicanum var. nanum Voss, 1896Ageratum mexicanum var. wendlandii VossAgeratum pinetorum (L.O.Williams) R.M.King & H.Rob.Ageratum wendlandii Bailly, 1884Ageratum wendlandii M.Vilm.Alomia pinetorum L.O.WilliamsCacalia mentrasto Vell.Carelia houstoniana (Mill.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier175500-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful 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.