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
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusAvicennia
Scientific name with authorshipAvicennia germinans (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Avicennia africana BeauverdAvicennia elliptica Holm, 1821Avicennia elliptica Thunb.Avicennia elliptica var. ellipticaAvicennia elliptica var. martii MoldenkeAvicennia floridana Gand.Avicennia floridana Raf.Avicennia germinans (L.) StearnAvicennia germinans f. aberrans MoldenkeAvicennia germinans f. brasiliensis MoldenkeAvicennia germinans f. germinansAvicennia germinans f. venezuelensis MoldenkeAvicennia germinans var. cumanensis (Kunth) MoldenkeAvicennia germinans var. germinansAvicennia germinans var. guayaquilensis (Kunth) MoldenkeAvicennia lamarckiana C.PreslAvicennia meyerae Miq.Avicennia meyeri Miq.Avicennia nitida Jacq.Avicennia nitida Sessé & Moc.Avicennia nitida var. nitidaAvicennia nitida var. trinitensis MoldenkeAvicennia oblongifolia Nutt.Avicennia oblongifolia Nutt. ex Chapm.Avicennia officinalis var. lanceolata KuntzeAvicennia officinalis var. nitida KuntzeAvicennia tomentosa Jacq.Avicennia tomentosa var. campechensis Jacq.Avicennia tomentosa var. campechensis Kunth, 1818Avicennia tomentosa var. cumanensis KunthAvicennia tomentosa var. guayaquilensis KunthAvicennia tomentosa var. tomentosaBontia germinans L.Hilairanthus germinans (L.) CornejoHilairanthus nitidus (Jacq.) Tiegh.Hilairanthus tomentosus (Jacq.) Tiegh.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier861125-1
Use codesFU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.