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
GenusBuddleja
Scientific name with authorshipBuddleja asiatica Lour.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buddleja acuminatissima BlumeBuddleja amentacea Kraenzl.Buddleja arfakensis Kaneh. & Hatus.Buddleja asiatica var. brevicuspa Koord.Buddleja asiatica var. brevicuspe Koord.Buddleja asiatica var. densiflora (Blume) Koord. & ValetonBuddleja asiatica var. salicina (Lam.) Koord. & ValetonBuddleja asiatica var. sundaica (Blume) Koord. & ValetonBuddleja densiflora BlumeBuddleja discolor RothBuddleja interrupta Buch.-Ham.Buddleja interrupta Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Buddleja lanceolata B.HeyneBuddleja lanceolata B.Heyne ex Wall.Buddleja neemda Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.Buddleja neemda var. philippensis Cham. & Schltdl.Buddleja salicina Lam.Buddleja salicina subsp. salicinaBuddleja serrulata RothBuddleja subserrata Buch.-Ham.Buddleja subserrata Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonBuddleja sundaica BlumeBuddleja virgata BlancoVitex esquirolii H.Lév.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Social use
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 identifier545686-1
Use codesEU FU MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.