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
GenusHelichrysum
Scientific name with authorshipHelichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anaxeton nudifolium (L.) Gaertn.Euchloris nudifolia (L.) D.DonGnaphalium gerberifolium Sch.Bip.Gnaphalium glabrum Eckl.Gnaphalium glabrum Eckl. ex DC.Gnaphalium leiopodium (DC.) Sch.Bip.Gnaphalium multinerve (DC.) Sch.Bip.Gnaphalium nudifolium L.Gnaphalium quinquenerve Thunb.Helichrysum albidobracteatum DeWild.Helichrysum asperifolium MoeserHelichrysum brunneum Burtt DavyHelichrysum davyi S.MooreHelichrysum gerberifolium Sch.Bip.Helichrysum gerberifolium Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.Helichrysum leiopodium DC.Helichrysum leiopodium subsp. denudatum Harv.Helichrysum multinerve DC.Helichrysum nudifolium subsp. leiopodium (DC.) MoeserHelichrysum nudifolium subsp. obovatum Harv.Helichrysum nudifolium subsp. quinquenerve (Thunb.) MoeserHelichrysum nudifolium var. leiopodium (DC.) Moeser, 1910Helichrysum nudifolium var. quinquenerve (Thunb.) MoeserHelichrysum plantaginifolium C.H.WrightHelichrysum quinquenerve (Thunb.) Less.Helichrysum ruwenzoriense S.MooreHelichrysum velatum var. longifolium DeWild.Lepiscline nudifolia (L.) Cass.
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 identifier213099-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plants of West 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.