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Enriched botanical record

Launaea sarmentosa

Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze

Also indexed asLaunée sarmenteuseNam sa sâmmuswati匐枝栓果菊 fu zhi shuan guo ju
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLaunaea
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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLaunaea
Scientific name with authorshipLaunaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze

Indexed scientific synonyms

Ammoseris bellidifolia D.Dietr.Ammoseris sarmentosa var. javanica Backer, 1918Ammoseris sarmentosa var. sarmentosaAmmoseris sarmentosus (Willd.) D.Dietr.Chondrilla sarmentosa (Willd.) Poir.Lactuca sarmentosa (Willd.) DC.Lactuca sarmentosa (Willd.) WightLaunaea bellidifolia Cass.Launaea pinnatifida Cass.Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) AlstonLaunaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Merr., 1935Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip.Launaea sarmentosa var. javanica Back., 1918Launaea sarmentosa var. sarmentosaMicrorhynchus bellidifolius DC.Microrhynchus dregeanus DC.Microrhynchus sarmentosa (Willd.) DC.Prenanthes sarmentosa Willd.Reichardia sarmentosa (Willd.) BackerReichardia sarmentosa (Willd.) Backer ex Booberg

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 identifier113642-3
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.