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
GenusChromolaena
Scientific name with authorshipChromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chromolaena barranquillensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Chromolaena clematitis (DC.) PruskiChromolaena odorata f. squarrosa (J.Kost.) Sunita GargChrysocoma maculata Vell.Conc., 1825Chrysocoma volubilis Vell.Chrysocoma volubilis Vell.Conc., 1825Eupatorium atriplicifolium VahlEupatorium barranquillense Hieron.Eupatorium brachiatum Sw.Eupatorium brachiatum Sw. ex Wikstr.Eupatorium clematitis DC.Eupatorium conyzoides VahlEupatorium conyzoides f. angustiflorum Cuatrec.Eupatorium conyzoides f. conyzoidesEupatorium conyzoides f. glabratum Hassl.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. angustiflorum Cuatrec.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. floribunda (Kunth) Hieron.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. glabratum Hassl.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. heterolepis Griseb.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. incanum BakerEupatorium conyzoides subsp. paucidentatum BakerEupatorium conyzoides subsp. pauciflorum BakerEupatorium conyzoides subsp. scaberulum Hassl.Eupatorium conyzoides subsp. tambillense Hieron.Eupatorium conyzoides var. angustiflorum Cuatrec.Eupatorium conyzoides var. conyzoidesEupatorium conyzoides var. extensum Hieron.Eupatorium conyzoides var. floribundum (Kunth) Hieron.Eupatorium conyzoides var. glabrescens SteetzEupatorium conyzoides var. heterolepis Griseb.Eupatorium conyzoides var. incanum BakerEupatorium conyzoides var. maximiliani BakerEupatorium conyzoides var. paucidentatum Baker, 1876Eupatorium conyzoides var. pauciflorum BakerEupatorium conyzoides var. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip.Eupatorium conyzoides var. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip. ex BakerEupatorium conyzoides var. scaberulum Hassl.Eupatorium conyzoides var. tambillense Hieron.Eupatorium dichotomum Sch.Bip.Eupatorium divergens Less.Eupatorium floribundum KunthEupatorium graciliflorum DC.Eupatorium incisum A.Rich.Eupatorium klattii Millsp.Eupatorium margaritense subsp. glabrescens SteetzEupatorium margaritense subsp. heterolepis Griseb.Eupatorium margaritense subsp. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip.Eupatorium margaritense subsp. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip. ex BakerEupatorium margaritense var. glabrescens SteetzEupatorium margaritense var. heterolepis Griseb.Eupatorium margaritense var. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip.Eupatorium margaritense var. phyllocephalum Sch.Bip. ex BakerEupatorium odoratum L.Eupatorium odoratum f. odoratumEupatorium odoratum f. scandens KuntzeEupatorium odoratum f. squarrosum Koster f.Eupatorium odoratum subsp. brachiatum (Sw. ex Wikstr.) DC.Eupatorium odoratum subsp. cubense DC.Eupatorium odoratum subsp. mallotophyllum B.L.Rob.Eupatorium odoratum subsp. odoratumEupatorium odoratum subsp. pauciflorum (Baker) Hieron.Eupatorium odoratum subsp. scandens KuntzeEupatorium odoratum var. brachiatum (Sw. ex Wikstr.) DC.Eupatorium odoratum var. cubense DC.Eupatorium odoratum var. mallotophyllum B.L.Rob.Eupatorium odoratum var. pauciflorum (Baker) Hieron.Eupatorium sabeanum BuckleyEupatorium stigmatosum Meyen & Walp.Eupatorium stigmatosum var. stigmatosumOsmia atriplicifolia (Vahl) Sch.Bip.Osmia clematitis (DC.) Sch.Bip.Osmia conyzoides (Vahl) SmallOsmia divergens (Less.) Sch.Bip.Osmia floribunda (Kunth) Sch.Bip.Osmia graciliflora (DC.) Sch.Bip.Osmia odorata (L.) Sch.Bip.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier57443-2
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.