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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusAleurites
Scientific name with authorshipAleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aleurites ambinux Pers.Aleurites angustifolius Vieill.Aleurites angustifolius Vieill. ex Guill.Aleurites commutatus GeiselerAleurites cordifolius (Gaertn.) Steud.Aleurites integrifolius Vieill.Aleurites integrifolius Vieill. ex Guill.Aleurites javanicus Gand.Aleurites lanceolatus BlancoAleurites lobatus BlancoAleurites moluccana subsp. aulanii O.Deg. & I.Deg.Aleurites moluccana subsp. floccosa Airy ShawAleurites moluccana subsp. katoi O.Deg., I.Deg. & StoneAleurites moluccana subsp. remyi (Sherff) StoneAleurites moluccana subsp. serotina O.Deg. & SherffAleurites moluccana var. katoi O.Deg., I.Deg. & B.C.StoneAleurites moluccanus var. aulanii O.Deg. & I.Deg.Aleurites moluccanus var. floccosus Airy ShawAleurites moluccanus var. floccosus AiryShawAleurites moluccanus var. katoi O.Deg., I.Deg. & B.S.StoneAleurites moluccanus var. remyi (Sherff) B.C.StoneAleurites moluccanus var. serotinus O.Deg. & SherffAleurites pentaphyllus Benth.Aleurites pentaphyllus Wall.Aleurites pentaphyllus Wall. ex LangeronAleurites remyi SherffAleurites trilobus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Camerium moluccanum (L.) KuntzeCamirium cordifolium Gaertn.Camirium moluccanum (L.) KuntzeCamirium oleosum Reinw.Camirium oleosum Reinw. ex BlumeCamirium oleosum Reinw. ex Müll.Arg.Dryandra oleifera Lam.Jatropha moluccana L.Juglans camirium Lour.Juglans camirum Lour.Mallotus moluccanus (L.) Müll.Arg.Mallotus moluccanus subsp. genuinus Müll.Arg.Mallotus moluccanus var. genuinus Müll.Arg.Manihot moluccana (L.) CrantzRicinus dicoccus Roxb.Rottlera moluccana (L.) Scheff.Telopea perspicua Sol.Telopea perspicua Sol. ex Seem.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier338514-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.