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
GenusFloscopa
Scientific name with authorshipFloscopa scandens Lour.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aneilema asperum Buch.-Ham.Aneilema asperum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Aneilema cymosum (Blume) KunthAneilema densiflorum (Blume) KunthAneilema hispidum D.DonCommelina cymosa BlumeCommelina densiflora BlumeCommelina hamiltonii Spreng.Commelina hispida (D.Don) Ham.Commelina hispida (D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng.Dithyrocarpus meyenianus KunthDithyrocarpus paniculatus (Roxb.) KunthDithyrocarpus petiolatus WightDithyrocarpus rothii WightDithyrocarpus rufus (C.Presl) KunthDithyrocarpus undulatus WightFloscopa hamiltonii (Spreng.) Hassk.Floscopa meyeniana (Kunth) Hassk.Floscopa paniculata (Roxb.) Hassk.Floscopa petiolata (Wight) Hassk.Floscopa rufa (C.Presl) Hassk.Floscopa scandens subsp. vaginivillosa R.H.MiauFloscopa scandens var. vaginivillosa R.H.MiauFloscopa undulata (Wight) Hassk.Floscopii paniculatus Hassk.Lamprodithyros paniculatus (Roxb.) Hassk.Tradescantia geniculata BlancoTradescantia paniculata B.HeyneTradescantia paniculata B.Heyne ex RothTradescantia paniculata Roxb.Tradescantia rufa C.Presl
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier172742-1
Use codesHF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.