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
GenusAncylobothrys
Scientific name with authorshipAncylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ancylobothrys rotundifolia (Dewèvre) PierreLandolphia angustifolia K.Schum.Landolphia angustifolia K.Schum. ex Engl.Landolphia monteiroae N.E.Br.Landolphia monteiroi N.E.Br.Landolphia petersiana (Klotzsch) DyerLandolphia petersiana var. rotundifolia DewèvreLandolphia petersiana var. rufa StapfLandolphia petersiana var. tubeufii BusseLandolphia petersiana var. tubeufii Busse ex StapfLandolphia scandens var. angustifolia (K.Schum. ex Engl.) Hallier fil.Landolphia scandens var. petersiana (Klotzsch) Hallier fil.Landolphia scandens var. rotundifolia (Dewèvre) Hallier fil.Landolphia scandens var. stuhlmanniana Hallier fil.Landolphia scandens var. tubeufii (Busse ex Stapf) BusseLandolphia senensis (Klotzsch) K.Schum.Pacouria angustifolia (K.Schum. ex Engl.) KuntzePacouria petersiana (Klotzsch) PichonPacouria petersiana (Klotzsch) S.MooreWillughbeia petersiana KlotzschWillughbeia senensis Klotzsch
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier76971-1
Use codesHF MA 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.