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
GenusBidens
Scientific name with authorshipBidens bipinnata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens bipinnata subsp. bipinnataBidens bipinnata subsp. biternatoides SherffBidens bipinnata subsp. minor Memm.Bidens bipinnata var. bipinnataBidens bipinnata var. biternatoides SherffBidens bipinnata var. minor Memm.Bidens bipinnata var. simplicior F.Muell.Bidens cicutaefolia TauschBidens cicutifolia TauschBidens cynapiifolia var. portoricensis (Spreng.) O.E.SchulzBidens decomposita Wall. ex DC.Bidens decomposita subsp. decompositaBidens decomposita var. decompositaBidens elongata TauschBidens fervida CollaBidens myrrhidifolia TauschBidens pilosa subsp. bipinnata (L.) Hook.f.Bidens pilosa subsp. decomposita (Wall. ex DC.) Hook.f.Bidens pilosa subsp. wallichii (DC.) C.B.ClarkeBidens pilosa var. bipinnata (L.) Hook.fil.Bidens pilosa var. decomposita (Wall. ex DC.) Hook.fil.Bidens portoricensis Spreng. ex DC.Bidens wallichii DC.Bidens wallichii subsp. wallichiiKerneria bipinnata (L.) Gren. & Godr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier184769-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.