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Cyanotis cristata

Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don

Also indexed asCrested Cat Earssi kong caoनभाळीหญ้าหัวรากน้อยស្មៅចំពុះទា四孔草竹叶菜露水草
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCyanotis
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCyanotis
Scientific name with authorshipCyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don

Indexed scientific synonyms

Commelina cristata L.Commelina papilionacea Burm.f.Cyanotis cavaleriei H.Lév. & VaniotCyanotis huegelii Hassk.Cyanotis imbricata (Roxb.) KunthCyanotis papilionacea (Burm.f.) Schult. & Schult.f.Cyanotis racemosa C.B.ClarkeEphemerum cristatum (L.) MoenchSiphostigma cristata (L.) Raf.Siphostima cristata (L.) Raf., 1837Tonningia cristata (L.) KuntzeTonningia papilionacea (Burm.f.) KuntzeTradescantia cristata (L.) L.Tradescantia cristata B.HeyneTradescantia cristata B.Heyne ex C.B.ClarkeTradescantia imbricata Roxb.Tradescantia papilionacea (Burm.f.) L.Tradescantia umbellata Pav. ex C.B.ClarkeZygomenes cristata (L.) W.Wight

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food

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 identifier172463-1
Use codesAF HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia

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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.