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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusMurdannia
Scientific name with authorshipMurdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aneilema bracteolatum var. majus Seub.Aneilema bracteolatum var. minus Seub.Aneilema compressum DalzellAneilema debile Wall.Aneilema diandrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Aneilema diversifolium Hassk.Aneilema foliosum Hassk.Aneilema junghunianum Miq.Aneilema lancifolium Griff.Aneilema malabaricum (L.) Merr.Aneilema malabaricum f. ochroleucum Hochr.Aneilema minutum (Blume) KunthAneilema nudicaule (Burm.f.) G.DonAneilema nudicaule (Burm.f.) LoudonAneilema nudiflorum (L.) R.Br.Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) SweetAneilema nudiflorum (L.) Wall., 1831Aneilema nudiflorum var. compressum (Dalzell) C.B.ClarkeAneilema radicans D.DonAneilema trichocoleum SchauerCallisia parvula BrandegeeCommelina chinensis OsbeckCommelina diandra Steud.Commelina exilis Steud.Commelina minuta BlumeCommelina nudicaulis Burm.f.Commelina nudiflora L.Commelina nudiflora f. angustifolia C.B.ClarkeCommelina nudiflora f. pilosissima Hochr.Commelina radicans (D.Don) Spreng.Cyanotis gueinzii Hassk.Ditelesia nudiflora (L.) Raf.Murdannia malabarica (L.) G.Brückn.Murdannia malabarica var. compressa (Dalzell) Santapau & S.K.JainPhaeneilema diversifolium (Hassk.) G.Brückn.Phaeneilema malabarica (L.) Naryanasw. & BiswasPhaeneilema malabaricum (L.) V.Naray.Phaeneilema nudiflorum (L.) G.Brückn.Stickmannia guyanensis Raf.Stickmannia longicollis Raf.Tradescantia cristata Fern.-Vill.Tradescantia malabarica L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Material
Social use
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 identifier172873-1
Use codesAF HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful 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.