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
FamilyAlismataceae
GenusCaldesia
Scientific name with authorshipCaldesia parnassifolia (Bassi) Parl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alisma calophyllum Wall., 1832Alisma calyophyllum Wall.Alisma damasonium Willd.Alisma dubium Willd.Alisma parnassifolium BassiAlisma parnassifolium L.Alisma parnassifolium f. dubium (Willd.) Rchb.Alisma parnassifolium var. baumgartenianum SchurAlisma parnassifolium var. dubium (Willd.) RouyAlisma parnassifolium var. majus MicheliAlisma parnassifolium var. terrestris Asch. & Graebn.Alisma reniforme D.DonCaldesia parnassifolia subsp. euparnassiifolia Asch. & Graebn.Caldesia parnassifolia var. dubia Asch. & Graebn.Caldesia parnassifolia var. major (Micheli) BuchenauCaldesia parnassifolia var. minor BouchéCaldesia parnassifolia var. nilotica BouchéCaldesia parnassifolia var. nilotica BuchenauCaldesia parnassifolia var. terrestris Asch. & Graebn.Caldesia reniformis (D.Don) MakinoCaldesia reniformis f. natans H.HaraDamasonium parnassifolium (Bassi) Chaz.Echinodorus parnassifolius (Bassi) Engelm.
Documented use categories
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 identifier58293-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaUseful 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.