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
GenusDichorisandra
Scientific name with authorshipDichorisandra hexandra (Aubl.) C.B.Clarke
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aneilema ecuadoriense Steyerm.Commelina hexandra Aubl.Commelina hexandra var. caracasana ErnstConvallaria diffusa Vell.Dichorisandra affinis Mart.Dichorisandra affinis Mart. ex Schult.f.Dichorisandra aubletiana Schult. & Schult.f.Dichorisandra aubletiana subsp. brasiliensis Schult.f.Dichorisandra aubletiana var. affinis (Mart.) C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra aubletiana var. brasiliensis Schult. & Schult.f.Dichorisandra aubletiana var. intermedia (Mart.) C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra aubletiana var. ovata (Mart.) C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra aubletiana var. persicariaefolia C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra aubletiana var. persicariifolia C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra gracilis Nees & Mart.Dichorisandra hexandra (Aubl.) Standl.Dichorisandra hexandra var. persicariifolia (C.B.Clarke) J.F.Macbr.Dichorisandra inaequalis C.PreslDichorisandra intermedia Mart.Dichorisandra intermedia Mart. ex Schult.f.Dichorisandra mexicana C.PreslDichorisandra ovalifolia C.PreslDichorisandra ovata Mart.Dichorisandra ovata Mart. ex Schult.f.Dichorisandra ovata var. ramosior Schult. & Schult.f.Dichorisandra scandens GardnerDichorisandra scandens Gardner ex C.B.ClarkeDichorisandra schomburgkiana KlotzschDichorisandra siebertii Anon.Dichorisandra siebertii L.H.BaileyDichorisandra tenuior Mart.Dichorisandra tenuior Mart. ex Schult.f.Stickmannia gracilis (Nees & Mart.) KuntzeStickmannia hexandra (Aubl.) KuntzeStickmannia inaequalis (C.Presl) KuntzeStickmannia mexicana (C.Presl) KuntzeStickmannia ovalifolia (C.Presl) KuntzeStickmannia tenuior (Mart.) KuntzeTradescantia aubletii J.F.Gmel.Tradescantia divaricata VahlTradescantia mexicana (C.Presl) Schltdl.
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 identifier79497-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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