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
ClassLycopodiopsida
OrderSelaginellales
FamilySelaginellaceae
GenusSelaginella
Scientific name with authorshipSelaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lycopodioides involvens (Sw.) KuntzeLycopodioides pennula (Desv.) KuntzeLycopodium caulescens Wall.Lycopodium caulescens Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.Lycopodium involvens Sw.Lycopodium microstachyum Desv.Lycopodium microstachyum Desv. ex Poir.Selaginella bellula Ces.Selaginella caudispica Alderw.Selaginella caulescens (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) SpringSelaginella caulescens f. minor Hieron.Selaginella caulescens var. belulla (Ces.) Hieron.Selaginella caulescens var. brachypoda BakerSelaginella caulescens var. gracilis W.BullSelaginella caulescens var. japonica (T.Moore ex Mc Nab) BakerSelaginella caulescens var. minor MildeSelaginella caulescens var. minor SandfordSelaginella caulescens var. subintegerrima SpringSelaginella homomorpha KlotzschSelaginella homomorpha Klotzsch ex MildeSelaginella involvens var. bellula (Ces.) Hieron.Selaginella involvens var. variegata J.J.VeitchSelaginella japonica T.MooreSelaginella merrillii Alderw.Selaginella microstachya (Desv.) Hieron.Selaginella microstachya Warb.Selaginella mindanaoensis Hieron.Selaginella pachystachys Koidz.Selaginella peltata C.PreslSelaginella pennula (Desv.) SpringSelaginella polyura Warb.Selaginella pseudostauntoniana Pamp.Selaginella striolata Warb.Selaginella subfimbriata var. polyura (Warb.) Alderw.Selaginella warburgii Hieron.
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 identifier60452633-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.