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Arctostaphylos pungens

Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth

Also indexed asMexican manzanitaPointleaf manzanita (EN)point-leaf manzanitapointleaf manzanita
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArctostaphylos
Use categories3
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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArctostaphylos
Scientific name with authorshipArctostaphylos pungens Kunth

Indexed scientific synonyms

Arbutus ferruginea Sessé & Moc.Arbutus madrono Humb. ex KunthArbutus mucronata Sessé & Moc.Arbutus myrtifolia Willd.Arbutus myrtifolia Willd. ex Steud.Arbutus nuda Steud.Arbutus rigida Willd.Arbutus rigida Willd. ex Steud.Arbutus tomentosa var. nuda Hook.Arctostaphylos chaloneorum RoofArctostaphylos glauca S.WatsonArctostaphylos pseudopungens RoofArctostaphylos pungens f. glaucifolia WawraArctostaphylos pungens subsp. chaloneorum (Roof) RoofArctostaphylos pungens var. chaloneorum (Roof) RoofArctostaphylos pungens var. foliis-ovalibus M.Martens & GaleottiArctostaphylos pungens var. mexicana W.KnightArctostaphylos pungens var. pungensArctostaphylos tomentosa var. nuda (Hook.) Lindl.Daphnidostaphylis pungens (Kunth) KlotzschUva-ursi pungens (Kunth) Abrams

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Fuel

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 identifier17885-2
Use codesFU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plant Project

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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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Arctostaphylos pungens.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.