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Enriched botanical record

Bontia daphnoides

Bontia daphnoides L.

Also indexed asAceitunoMang'blancManglier marron (Haiti)Manzanilla; White alling; Aceituna americanaOleifiOlijfiOlive BushOlive batard
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusBontia
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
OrderLamiales
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusBontia
Scientific name with authorshipBontia daphnoides L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bontia daphnifolia Salisb.Bontia daphnoides var. minor (C.F.Gaertn.) A.DC.Bontia minor C.F.Gaertn.Bontia minor P.Gaertn.Jacquinia ruscifolia Steud.Regina gallorum Buc'hoz

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier319112-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Bontia daphnoides.

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