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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusAgarista
Scientific name with authorshipAgarista salicifolia (Lam.) G.Don
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agarista pyrifolia (Pers.) G.DonAgarista salicifolia var. pyrifolia (Pers.)Agauria bojeri (DC.) Benth.Agauria bojeri (DC.) H.PerrierAgauria callibotrys Cordem.Agauria goetzei Engl.Agauria littoralis (DC.) H.PerrierAgauria nummularifolia BakerAgauria polyphylla BakerAgauria pyrifolia (Pers.) Radais & SartoryAgauria salicifolia (Lam.) Oliv.Agauria salicifolia f. adenantha SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. glandulosa SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. hispida SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. pubescens SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. rufidula SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. setulosa SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. tomentosa SleumerAgauria salicifolia f. trichadenia SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. acutissima SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. angustissima SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. brevifolia SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. intercedens SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. latissima Engl.Agauria salicifolia var. megalophylla SleumerAgauria salicifolia var. pyrifolia (Pers.) Oliv.Andromeda ciliosa BojerAndromeda ciliosa Bojer ex DC.Andromeda littoralis (DC.) Steud.Andromeda pyrifolia Pers.Andromeda revoluta BoutonAndromeda revoluta Bouton ex DC.Andromeda salicifolia Lam.Leucothoe angustifolia var. pyrifolia (Pers.) Hook.fil.Leucothoe bojeri DC.Leucothoe littoralis DC.Leucothoe salicifolia (Lam.) DC.Leucothoe salicifolia var. pyrifolia (Pers.) DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier326177-1
Use codesMA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.