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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAllamanda
Scientific name with authorshipAllamanda cathartica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allamanda aubletii PohlAllamanda cathartica f. salicifolia (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) VossAllamanda cathartica subsp. grandiflora (Aubl.) Bailey & C.P.RaffillAllamanda cathartica var. grandiflora L.H.Bailey & RaffillAllamanda cathartica var. hendersonii (W.Bull ex Dombr.) L.H.Bailey & RaffillAllamanda cathartica var. hendersonii (W.Bull ex Dombrain) G.NicholsonAllamanda cathartica var. williamsii (Anon.) L.H.BaileyAllamanda chelsonii K.KochAllamanda grandiflora (Aubl.) Lam.Allamanda grandiflora (Aubl.) Poir., 1798Allamanda hendersonii Bull.Allamanda hendersonii Bull. ex Dombr.Allamanda hendersonii Hend.Allamanda hendersonii W.Bull ex TombrainAllamanda latifolia C.PreslAllamanda linnaei PohlAllamanda salicifolia Hort.Allamanda schottii Hook.Allamanda wardleyana Jacob-MakoyAllamanda wardleyana LebasAllamanda williamsii Anon.Allamanda williamsii Hort.Echites salicifolius Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Echites verticillatus Sessé & Moc.Orelia grandiflora Aubl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier319065-2
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.