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
OrderPoales
FamilyBromeliaceae
GenusTillandsia
Scientific name with authorshipTillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf.Renealmia usneoides L.Strepsia usneoides (L.) Nutt.Strepsia usneoides (L.) Nutt. ex Steud.Tillandsia crinita Willd.Tillandsia crinita Willd. ex BeerTillandsia filiformis Lodd.Tillandsia filiformis Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Tillandsia trichodes KunthTillandsia trichoides KunthTillandsia usneoides f. cretacea MezTillandsia usneoides f. crispa AndréTillandsia usneoides f. ferruginea AndréTillandsia usneoides f. filiformis AndréTillandsia usneoides f. genuina AndréTillandsia usneoides f. longissima AndréTillandsia usneoides f. major AndréTillandsia usneoides f. robusta É.Morren ex MezTillandsia usneoides subsp. cretacea MezTillandsia usneoides subsp. crispa AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. ferruginea AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. filiformis AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. genuina AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. longissima AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. major AndréTillandsia usneoides subsp. robusta E.MorrenTillandsia usneoides var. cretacea (Mez) MezTillandsia usneoides var. ferruginea (André) A.Cast.Tillandsia usneoides var. ferruginea (André) MezTillandsia usneoides var. filiformis (André) MezTillandsia usneoides var. longissima (André) MezTillandsia usneoides var. robusta (É.Morren ex Mez) Mez
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier1169665-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.