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Enriched botanical record

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f.

Also indexed asFloating pennywortDail-Ceiniog ArnofiolFloating Marsh-pennywortFloating PennywortFloating Pennywort (EN); Sombretillo de Agua (ES)Grosser WassernabelGrote waternavelGroßer Wassernabel
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusHydrocotyle
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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
OrderApiales
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusHydrocotyle
Scientific name with authorshipHydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Hedera natans CirilloHedera natans Cyr.Hydrocotyle adoensis Hochst.Hydrocotyle americana WalterHydrocotyle batrachioides DC.Hydrocotyle cymbalariaefolia Muhl.Hydrocotyle cymbalariifolia Muhl.Hydrocotyle cymbalariifolia Muhl. ex ElliottHydrocotyle natans CirilloHydrocotyle natans CyrilloHydrocotyle natans Torr.Hydrocotyle nutans G.Don ex LoudonHydrocotyle prolifera OttoHydrocotyle prolifera Otto ex SweetHydrocotyle ranunculoides f. minima KuntzeHydrocotyle ranunculoides var. adoensis Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. brasiliensis Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. genuina Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. incisocrenata Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. lobata Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. natans (Cirillo) Urb.Hydrocotyle ranunculoides var. ranunculoides

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier843671-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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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.