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
FamilyLecythidaceae
GenusBarringtonia
Scientific name with authorshipBarringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.KnuthBarringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey.Barringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey. ex R.KnuthBarringtonia celebesensis R.KnuthBarringtonia ceramensis R.KnuthBarringtonia ceylanica (Miers) GardnerBarringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C.B.ClarkeBarringtonia elongata Korth.Barringtonia excelsa A.GrayBarringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks.Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.PerryBarringtonia longiracemosa C.T.WhiteBarringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.KnuthBarringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & ValetonBarringtonia racemosa (L.) BlumeBarringtonia racemosa (L.) Blume ex DC.Barringtonia racemosa Oliv.Barringtonia racemosa Roxb.Barringtonia racemosa subsp. elongata BlumeBarringtonia racemosa subsp. minor BlumeBarringtonia racemosa subsp. procera BlumeBarringtonia racemosa subsp. subcuneata Miq.Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) BlumeBarringtonia racemosa var. minor BlumeBarringtonia racemosa var. procera BlumeBarringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq.Barringtonia rosaria OkenBarringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.KnuthBarringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.KnuthBarringtonia salomonensis Rech.Barringtonia stravadium BlancoBarringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.KnuthBarringtonia timorensis BlumeButonica alba (Pers.) MiersButonica apiculata MiersButonica caffra MiersButonica ceylanica MiersButonica inclyta MiersButonica racemosa (L.) Juss.Butonica rosata (Sonn.) MiersButonica rumphiana MiersButonica terrestris MiersCaryophyllus racemosus (L.) StokesEugenia racemosa L.Huttum racemosum (L.) BrittenMegadendron ambiguum MiersMegadendron pallidum MiersMenichea rosata Sonn.Menichea rosata Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel.Michelia apiculata (Miers) KuntzeMichelia ceylanica (Miers) KuntzeMichelia racemosa (L.) KuntzeMichelia rosata (Sonn.) KuntzeMichelia timorensis (Blume) KuntzeStravadium album J.St.-Hil.Stravadium album Pers.Stravadium obtusangulum BlumeStravadium racemosum (L.) SweetStravadium rubrum DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier155081-3
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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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.