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
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusCentropogon
Scientific name with authorshipCentropogon cornutus (L.) Druce
Indexed scientific synonyms
Centropogon andropogon (Cav.) DC.Centropogon bonplandianus (Schult.) C.PreslCentropogon bonplandianus f. glabrescens E.Wimm.Centropogon bonplandianus var. intermedius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. leucanthus E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. leucostomus E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. vellozianus E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. vellozoanus E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. ynesae E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus f. ynesiae E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus var. angustifolius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm.Centropogon cornutus var. intermedius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm.Centropogon edulis C.PreslCentropogon fastuosum H.Jacq.Centropogon fastuosus Decne.Centropogon fastuosus Scheidw.Centropogon intermedius Zahlbr.Centropogon laevigatus (L.f.) DC.Centropogon oblongus Benth.Centropogon puerilis E.Wimm.Centropogon surinamensis (L.) C.PreslCentropogon surinamensis var. angustifolius Zahlbr.Centropogon surinamensis var. vestitus Pilg.Lobelia andropogon Cav.Lobelia bonplandiana Schult.Lobelia cornuta L.Lobelia dentata Willd.Lobelia edulisLobelia laevigata L.f.Lobelia obscura L.Lobelia purpurea Vell.Lobelia spectabilis KunthLobelia sphaerocarpa Juss.Lobelia sphaerocarpa Juss. ex DC.Lobelia surinamensis L.Rapuntium cornutum (L.) Chaz.Rapuntium laevigatum (L.f.) Chaz.Rapuntium surinamense (L.) Chaz.Siphocampylus andropogon (Cav.) G.DonSiphocampylus macranthus PohlSiphocampylus spectabilis (Kunth) G.DonSiphocampylus surinamensis (L.) G.Don
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 identifier51553-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.