Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusIxeridium
Scientific name with authorshipIxeridium laevigatum (Blume) Pak & Kawano
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aracium laevigatum Miq.Crepis laevigata (Blume) Sch.Bip.Crepis laevigata (Blume) Sch.Bip. ex Zoll.Crepis papuana S.MooreIxeridium laevigatum (Blume) C.ShihIxeridium oldhamii (Maxim.) SennikovIxeris laevigata (Blume) Sch.Bip.Ixeris laevigata (Blume) Sch.Bip. ex Engl. & Maxim.Ixeris laevigata (Blume) StebbinsIxeris laevigata (Blume) Yamam.Ixeris laevigata subsp. lanceolata (Makino) Kitam.Ixeris laevigata subsp. oldhamii (Maxim.) Kitam.Ixeris laevigata var. laevigataIxeris laevigata var. lanceolata (Makino) Kitam.Ixeris laevigata var. oldhamii (Maxim.) Kitam.Ixeris lamii (Mattf.) StebbinsIxeris oldhamii (Maxim.) Kitam.Ixeris papuana (S.Moore) StebbinsIxeris prolixa (S.Moore) StebbinsIxeris stenophylla (Makino) Masam.Ixeris umbellata (Mattf.) StebbinsLactuca dentata subsp. lanceolata MakinoLactuca dentata var. lanceolata MakinoLactuca laevigata (Blume) DC.Lactuca laevigata subsp. excisodentata J.Kost.Lactuca laevigata subsp. laevigataLactuca laevigata subsp. pygmaea (Zoll. & Mor.) J.Kost.Lactuca laevigata var. excisodentata J.Kost.Lactuca laevigata var. lamii (Mattf.) J.Kost.Lactuca lamii Mattf.Lactuca luzonica S.VidalLactuca oldhamii Maxim.Lactuca papuana (S.Moore) Mattf.Lactuca prolixa S.MooreLactuca stenophylla (Makino) MakinoLactuca thunbergiana (Thunb.) HayataLactuca umbellata Mattf.Prenanthes laevigata Blume
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 identifier972101-1
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Useful Plants of New Guinea
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