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
GenusCyanthillium
Scientific name with authorshipCyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blumea chinensis (L.) DC.Blumea esquirolii H.Lév. & VaniotBlumea grandiflora Zipp.Blumea grandiflora Zipp. ex Span.Cacalia cinerea (L.) KuntzeCacalia erigerodes (DC.) KuntzeCacalia erigeroides KuntzeCacalia exilis (Miq.) KuntzeCacalia kroneana (Miq.) KuntzeCacalia rotundifolia Willd.Calea cordata Lour.Cassinia longifolia var. longifoliaCentratherum chinense (L.) Less.Chrysocoma violacea Schumach. & Thonn.Cineraria glaberrima Spreng.Cineraria glaberrima Spreng. ex DC.Claotrachelus rupestris Zoll. & MoritziClaotrachelus rupestris var. glabra Zoll. & Mor., 1845Claotrachelus rupestris var. rupestrisConyza abbreviata Wall.Conyza bellidifolia Wall.Conyza chinensis L.Conyza cinerascens Wall.Conyza cinerea L.Conyza elegantula Wall.Conyza heterophylla Lam.Conyza incana B.HeyneConyza incana B.Heyne ex DC.Conyza incana Wall.Conyza ivifolia Burm.fil.Conyza mollis Willd.Conyza prolifera Lam.Conyza sinensis (L.) J.F.Gmel.Crassocephalum flatmense Hochst. & Steud.Crassocephalum flatmense Hochst. & Steud. ex DC.Cyanopis decurrensCyanopis erigeroides DC.Cyanopis erigeroides var. erigeroidesCyanopsis decurrens Zoll. & MoritziCyanthillium chinense (L.) GleasonErigeron pisonis Burm.fil.Eupatorium arboreum Reinw.Eupatorium arboreum Reinw. ex DeVrieseEupatorium arboreum Reinw. ex de VrieseEupatorium myosotifolium Jacq.Eupatorium sinuatum Lour., 1790Isomeria chinensis (L.) WightIsomeria chinensis (L.) Wight ex DC.Isomeria cinerea WightIsomeria cinerea Wight ex DC.Leveillea chinensis (Lam.) VaniotMonosis elaeagnoides KunthPlacus chinensis (Lam.) Baill.Placus chinensis (Lam.) KuntzePteronia tomentosa Lour.Senecio amboinicus Rumph.Senecio amboinicus Rumph. ex E.A.DuchesneSeneciodes cinereum (L.) KuntzeSenecioides cinerea (L.) Kuntze ex Britton & P.WilsonSenecioides cinerea (L.) Kuntze, 1904Serratula cinerea (L.) Roxb.Vernonia abbreviata Wall.Vernonia abbreviata Wall. ex DC.Vernonia apocynifolia BakerVernonia betonicifolia BakerVernonia cinerea (L.) Less.Vernonia cinerea f. cinereaVernonia cinerea subsp. antoniensis BolleVernonia cinerea var. antoniensis (L.) BolleVernonia cinerea var. erigeroides (DC.) DominVernonia cinerea var. erigeroides (DC.) H.O.Forbes, 1885Vernonia cinerea var. lentii (Volkens & O.Hoffm.) C.JeffreyVernonia cinerea var. parviflora Cordem., 1895Vernonia cinerea var. rotundifolia Walp., 1843Vernonia cyanonioides Walp.Vernonia cyanopioides Walp., 1843Vernonia dendigulensis DC.Vernonia diffusa Decne.Vernonia erigeroides (DC.) DC.Vernonia exilis Miq.Vernonia fasciculata BlumeVernonia kroneana Miq.Vernonia lastii Engl.Vernonia laxiflora Less.Vernonia lentii Volkens & O.Hoffm.Vernonia leptophylla DC.Vernonia montana Hook.f., 1881Vernonia physalifolia DC.Vernonia rhomboidea Edgew.Vernonia rhomboides Edgew.Vernonia rupestris (Zoll.) Hook.f.Vernonia rupestris (Zoll.) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks., 1893Vernonia sinulata Miq.Vernonia villosa W.F.WrightVernonia villosa W.WightVernonia zollingeriana Sch.Bip.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Material
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 identifier962413-1
Use codesAF HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.