Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vandellia diffusa L. [Linderniaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Vandellia diffusa var. diffusa

Vandellia diffusa var. pedunculata Benth.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bird bush	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
bul	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
ika baya saika	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
siri	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
tooth bush	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
whole plant		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 73 (1891).
Pyxidaria diffusa (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 464 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst.	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst.ex Dugand et Jacks.	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
Lindernia diffusa (Linn.) Wettst.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Lindernia diffusa Wettst.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Vandellia diffusa L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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