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 willdenowii (Desv.) Baker
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lycopodioides caespitosa (Blume) KuntzeLycopodioides willdenowii (Desv.) KuntzeLycopodium bicolor Warb.Lycopodium caesium subsp. arboreum (Kunze) CourtinLycopodium caespitosum BlumeLycopodium laevigatum Willd.Lycopodium willdenovii Desv.Lycopodium willdenovii Desv. ex Poir.Lycopodium willdenowii Desv.Lycopodium willdenowii Desv. ex Poir.Selaginella altissima Kaulf.Selaginella altissima Kaulf. ex LaucheSelaginella arborea (Kunze) A.BraunSelaginella arborea DippelSelaginella arborescens RussowSelaginella caesia subsp. arborea Hort.Angl.Selaginella caesia subsp. arborea Hort.Angl. ex KunzeSelaginella caesia subsp. arborea KuntzeSelaginella caespitosum (Blume) SpringSelaginella denuana Alderw.Selaginella laevigata (Willd.) SpringSelaginella uncinata var. arborea (Kunze) Mett.Selaginella uncinatum var. arborea Mett.Selaginella willdenovii (Desv. ex Poir.) BakerSelaginella willdenowii var. caesia-arborea (Hort.) Hieron.Selaginella willdenowii var. caesia-arborea (Hort.) Hieron. ex Bonap.Selaginella willdenowii var. punctulata Alderw.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental 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 identifier60471496-2
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.