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Enriched botanical record

Amphitecna latifolia

Amphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry

Also indexed asBlack CalabashCalebassier bâtardCupuaçu-da-costa-ricaGüiro de los petenesHiguerilloHigüerito; Black calabashJicaritoKalbas zonbi
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusAmphitecna
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusAmphitecna
Scientific name with authorshipAmphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry

Indexed scientific synonyms

Amphitecna obovata (Benth.) L.O.WilliamsCrescentia coriacea MiersCrescentia cucurbitifera Houtt.Crescentia cucurbitina L.Crescentia cucurbitina var. heterophylla KuntzeCrescentia cuspidata MiersCrescentia elongata MiersCrescentia latifolia Lam.Crescentia latifolia Mill.Crescentia lethifera TussacCrescentia obovata Benth.Crescentia ovata Burm.fil.Crescentia palustris ForsythCrescentia palustris Forsyth ex Seem.Crescentia toxicaria Tuss.Dendrosicus latifolius (Mill.) A.H.GentryDendrosicus saxatilis Raf.Enallagma cucurbitina (L.) Baill.Enallagma cucurbitina (L.) Baill. ex K.Schum.Enallagma latifolia (Mill.) SmallEnallagma obovata (Benth.) Baill.Enallagma obovata (Benth.) Baill. ex K.Schum.

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier108218-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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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.