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 stellata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alyxia amoena A.C.Sm.Alyxia brevipes (Baill.) Schltr.Alyxia brevipes var. macrocarpa DänikerAlyxia elliptica CheesemanAlyxia latilimba M.L.GrantAlyxia linearifolia A.C.Sm.Alyxia myrtillifolia (A.Gray ex Hillebr.) H.Lév.Alyxia oliviformis Gaudich.Alyxia oliviformis f. ampla H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. angusta H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. cuneata H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. elliptica H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. fusiformis H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. lanceolata H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. linearis H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. myrtillifolia (A.Gray ex Hillebr.) H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. obovata H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. ovata (Hillebr.) H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. retusa H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. rotundata H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis f. subacuta H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis var. lanceolata Hillebr.Alyxia oliviformis var. myrtillifolia A.GrayAlyxia oliviformis var. myrtillifolia A.Gray ex Hillebr.Alyxia oliviformis var. oliviformisAlyxia oliviformis var. ovata (Hillebr.) H.St.JohnAlyxia oliviformis var. ovata Hillebr.Alyxia palauensis Markgr.Alyxia scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.Alyxia stellata f. magnacarpa F.Br.Alyxia stellata f. marquesensis F.Br.Alyxia stellata f. rapensis F.Br.Alyxia stellata var. amoea (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.Alyxia stellata var. amoena (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm., 1988Alyxia stellata var. deckeri Fosberg & SachetAlyxia stellata var. fatuhivensis Fosberg & SachetAlyxia stellata var. marquesensis (F.Br.) Fosberg & SachetAlyxia sulcata Hook. & Arn.Alyxia thozetii F.Muell.Alyxia torresiana Gaudich.Gynopogon apolimae Rech.Gynopogon brevipes Baill.Gynopogon oliviformis (Gaudich.) A.HellerGynopogon oliviformis var. ovata (Hillebr.) Hochr.Gynopogon scandens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Gynopogon stellatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Gynopogon torresianus (Gaudich.) K.Schum. & Lauterb.Pulassarium oliviformis (Gaudich.) KuntzePulassarium scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) KuntzePulassarium stellatum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) KuntzePulassarium sulcatum (Hook. & Arn.) KuntzePulassarium thozetii (F.Muell.) KuntzePulassarium torresianum (Gaudich.) 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 identifier76804-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.