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
OrderPoales
FamilyEriocaulaceae
GenusEriocaulon
Scientific name with authorshipEriocaulon sexangulare L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eriocaulon cantoniense Hook. & Arn.Eriocaulon cantoniensis Hook. & Arn.Eriocaulon consanguineum KunthEriocaulon fergusonii (Moldenke) S.M.PhillipsEriocaulon kwangtungense RuhlandEriocaulon miyagianum Koidz.Eriocaulon nitidum Buch.-Ham.Eriocaulon nitidum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Eriocaulon petrosepalum HayataEriocaulon pterosepalum HayataEriocaulon quadrangulare Lour.Eriocaulon quadriangulare Lour.Eriocaulon quadriangulare Lour. ex MoldenkeEriocaulon quinquangulare f. viviparum MoldenkeEriocaulon setaceum B.HeyneEriocaulon setaceum B.Heyne ex Wall.Eriocaulon sexangulare subsp. micronesicum MoldenkeEriocaulon sexangulare subsp. viviparum MoldenkeEriocaulon sexangulare var. micronesicum MoldenkeEriocaulon sinicum Miq.Eriocaulon sinii RuhlandEriocaulon tenue Buch.-Ham.Eriocaulon tenue Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Eriocaulon wallerianum Mart.Eriocaulon wallerianum ThwaitesEriocaulon wallerianum var. tenellum WightEriocaulon wallerianum var. tenellum Wight ex MoldenkeEriocaulon wallichianum B.HeyneEriocaulon wallichianum B.Heyne ex MoldenkeEriocaulon wallichianum Mart.Eriocaulon wallichianum ThwaitesEriocaulon wallichianum WightEriocaulon wallichianum Wight ex KunthEriocaulon wallichianum subsp. tenellum WightEriocaulon wallichianum subsp. tenellum Wight ex MoldenkeEriocaulon wallichianum var. tenellum WightEriocaulon wallichianum var. tenellum Wight ex MoldenkeEriocaulon willdenovianum var. fergusonii MoldenkeEriocaulon willdenowianum var. fergusonii Moldenke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier335726-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.