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
GenusAlyxia
Scientific name with authorshipAlyxia reinwardtii Blume
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alyxia aromatica Reinw.Alyxia aromatica Reinw. ex A.DC.Alyxia aromatica Reinw. ex E.A.DuchesneAlyxia calcicola Markgr.Alyxia cinerea Bakh.fil.Alyxia flavescens PierreAlyxia flavescens Pierre ex Pit.Alyxia forbesii King & GambleAlyxia jasminae Tsiang & P.T.LiAlyxia jasminea Tsiang & P.T.LiAlyxia kerrii D.J.MiddletonAlyxia kerrii Mabb.Alyxia kurzii BurkillAlyxia lucida Wall.Alyxia lucida var. meiantha StapfAlyxia nitens KerrAlyxia odorata Wall. ex G.DonAlyxia oleifolia var. tenuifolia Ridl.Alyxia pisiformis PierreAlyxia pisiformis Pierre ex Pit.Alyxia pumila Hook.fil.Alyxia quinata Miq.Alyxia reinwardtii var. cinerea (Bakh.fil.) Markgr.Alyxia reinwardtii var. insularis Markgr.Alyxia reinwardtii var. latifolia (Blume) Bakh.fil.Alyxia reinwardtii var. lucida (Wall.) Markgr.Alyxia reinwardtii var. meiantha (Stapf) Markgr.Alyxia reinwardtii var. obovatula Markgr.Alyxia reinwardtii var. pumila (Hook.fil.) Markgr.Alyxia stellata var. latifolia BlumeAlyxia winckelii Bakh.fil.Brabejum pinnatum BlancoGynopogon breviflorus KurzGynopogon flavescens PierreGynopogon pisiforme PierreGynopogon pisiformis PierreGynopogon pumilus (Hook.fil.) K.Schum.Gynopogon reinwardtii (Blume) Koord.Pulassarium breviflorum (Kurz) KuntzePulassarium flavescens PierrePulassarium odoratum (Wall. ex G.Don) KuntzePulassarium pisiforme PierrePulassarium pumilum (Hook.fil.) KuntzePulassarium quinatum (Miq.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier76771-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.