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
OrderCornales
FamilyCornaceae
GenusAlangium
Scientific name with authorshipAlangium chinense (Lour.) Harms
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alangium begoniifolium (Roxb.) Baill.Alangium begoniifolium subsp. eubegoniifolium WangerinAlangium chinense subsp. chinenseAlangium chinense subsp. pauciflorum W.P.FangAlangium chinense subsp. strigosum W.P.FangAlangium chinense subsp. taiwanianum (Masam.) Koidz.Alangium chinense subsp. triangulare (Wangerin) W.P.FangAlangium chinense var. pauciflorum W.P.FangAlangium chinense var. pauciflorum W.P.Fang ex Y.C.HoAlangium chinense var. taiwanianum (Masam.) Koidz.Alangium chinense var. vulgare Merr.Alangium cordifolium Zoll. & MoritziAlangium kenyense Chiov.Alangium octopetalum HanesAlangium octopetalum Hanes ex BlancoAlangium platanifolium f. triangulare WangerinAlangium platanifolium subsp. genuinum WangerinAlangium platanifolium subsp. triangulare WangerinAlangium taiwanianum Masam.Guettarda jasminiflora BlancoKarangolum chinense (Lour.) KuntzeMarlea affinis Decne.Marlea begoniifolia Roxb.Marlea chinensis (Lour.) DruceMarlea virgata Zoll.Stelanthes solitarius StokesStylidium bauthas Lour.Stylidium bauthas Lour. ex B.A.GomesStylidium begoniifolium (Roxb.) VoigtStylidium chinense Lour.Stylis chinensis (Lour.) Poir.Styrax rossamalus Reinw.Styrax rossamalus Reinw. ex Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier58133-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.