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
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusTrimezia
Scientific name with authorshipTrimezia martinicensis (Jacq.) Herb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cipura martinicensis (Jacq.) KunthCipura semiaperta Heynh.Ferraria lurida Salisb.Iris martinicensis Jacq.Iris martinicensis L.Lansbergia caracasana DeVrieseLansbergia caracasana de VrieseLansbergia martinicensis (Jacq.) BakerLansbergia meridensis KlattMarica martinicensis (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.Marica martinicensis (Jacq.) KerGawl.Marica semiaperta G.Lodd.Poarchon fluminensis AllemãoRemaclea funebris C.MorrenSisyrinchium fluminense Vell.Sisyrinchium fluminensis Vell.Sisyrinchium galaxioides GomesTrimezia bahiensis RavennaTrimezia caracasana (de Vriese) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Trimezia connata RavennaTrimezia galaxioides (Gomes) RavennaTrimezia lurida Salisb.Trimezia meridensis Herb.Trimezia semiaperta (G.Lodd.) RavennaTritonia riparia Cordem.Vieusseuxia martinicensis (Jacq.) DC.Xanthocromyon herbertii H.Karst.Xiphion martinicensis (Jacq.) Chaz.
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 identifier441642-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.