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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusPedersenia
Scientific name with authorshipPedersenia argentata (Mart.) Holub
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achyranthes nodosa BerteroAchyranthes nodosa Bertero ex C.Mart., 1826Achyranthes nodosa Bertero ex Moq.Achyranthes pilosa Pav.Achyranthes pilosa Pav. ex Moq.Alternanthera argentata (Mart.) Moq.Alternanthera argentata var. amazonica Seub.Alternanthera aurata (Mart.) Moq.Alternanthera canescens (Willd.) Moq.Alternanthera parviflora (Benth.) Moq.Gomphrena arborescens Balb.Gomphrena arborescens Balb. ex Moq.Hebanthe aurata (Mart.) Benth. & Hook.fil.Hebanthe parviflora Benth.Illecebrum canescens (Kunth) Spreng.Illecebrum humboldtianum Roem. & Schult.Illecebrum maritimum Willd.Illecebrum maritimum Willd. ex Moq.Iresine argentata (Mart.) D.Dietr.Iresine argentata var. colombiana Suess.Iresine argentata var. latifolia Suess.Iresine aurata (Mart.) D.Dietr.Iresine aurata var. amazonica Suess.Iresine benthamiana KuntzeIresine canescens Bonpl.Iresine canescens Bonpl. ex Moq.Iresine dysdicta Spreng.Iresine elatior SieberIresine elatior Sieber ex Moq.Pedersenia canescens (Willd.) HolubPfaffia aurata (Mart.) BorschTelanthera canescens (Willd.) Moq.Trommsdorffia argentata Mart.Trommsdorffia argentea Mart.Trommsdorffia aurata Mart.Trommsdorffia canescens (Willd.) Mart.
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 identifier1002675-1
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.