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
GenusGaillardia
Scientific name with authorshipGaillardia pulchella Foug.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calonnea pulcherrima Buc'hozGaillardia bicolor Lam.Gaillardia bicolor subsp. bicolorGaillardia bicolor subsp. integrifolia Hook.Gaillardia bicolor var. bicolorGaillardia bicolor var. drummondii Hook.Gaillardia drummondii (Hook.) DC.Gaillardia lobata BuckleyGaillardia neomexicana A.NelsonGaillardia picta D.DonGaillardia picta subsp. tricolor Planch.Gaillardia pulchella f. flaviflora S.S.YingGaillardia pulchella f. lorenziana VossGaillardia pulchella f. picta (D.Don) VossGaillardia pulchella f. pulchellaGaillardia pulchella subsp. albiflora CockerellGaillardia pulchella subsp. lorenziana VossGaillardia pulchella subsp. pulchellaGaillardia pulchella subsp. simplex VossGaillardia pulchella subsp. tubulosa VossGaillardia pulchella var. albiflora CockerellGaillardia pulchella var. australis B.L.Turner & WhalenGaillardia pulchella var. drummondii (Hook.) B.L.TurnerGaillardia pulchella var. picta (D.Don) A.GrayGaillardia pulchella var. simplex VossGaillardia pulchella var. tubulosa VossGaillardia scabrosa BuckleyGaillardia villosa Rydb.Galordia alternifolia Raeusch.Virgilia helioides L'Hér.Virgilia heloides L'Hér.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier329185-2
Use codesEU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for 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.