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
GenusErigeron
Scientific name with authorshipErigeron sumatrensis Retz.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster ambiguus E.H.L.KrauseBaccharis ivifolia BlancoConyza altissima NaudinConyza altissima Naudin ex DebeauxConyza ambigua DC.Conyza bonariensis f. subleiotheca Cuatrec.Conyza bonariensis var. microcephala (Cabrera) CabreraConyza erigeroides DC.Conyza floribunda var. laciniata Cabrera, 1959Conyza floribunda var. lanciniata CabreraConyza floribunda var. subleiotheca (Cuatrec.) J.B.MarshallConyza gracilis Hoffmanns. & LinkConyza groegeri V.M.BadilloConyza naudinii BonnetConyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E.WalkerConyza ×flahaultiana (Thell.) SennenDimorphanthes ambigua (DC.) C.PreslDimorphanthes floribunda Cass.Erigeron ambiguus (DC.) Sch.Bip.Erigeron bonariensis f. glabrata Speg., 1899Erigeron bonariensis var. microcephalus CabreraErigeron crispus subsp. naudinii (Bonnet) BonnierErigeron erigeron subsp. naudinii (Bonnet) BonnierErigeron musashensis MakinoErigeron musashiensis Makino, 1926Erigeron naudinii (Bonnet) BonnierErigeron naudinii (Bonnet) HumbertErigeron naudinii (Bonnet) P.Fourn.Erigeron ×flahaultianus Thell.Eschenbachia ambigua (DC.) MorisPulicaria gracilis (Hoffmanns. & Link) Nyman, 1855
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Invertebrate food
Material
Social use
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 identifier204572-1
Use codesHF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.