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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusCallicarpa
Scientific name with authorshipCallicarpa longifolia Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Callicarpa albida BlumeCallicarpa attenuata Wall. ex Walp.Callicarpa attenuifolia ElmerCallicarpa blumei Zoll. & MoritziCallicarpa horsfieldii Turcz.Callicarpa japonica var. rhombifolia H.J.LamCallicarpa lanceolaria Roxb.Callicarpa lanceolaria Roxb. ex Hornem.Callicarpa longifolia var. areolata H.J.LamCallicarpa longifolia var. floccosa SchauerCallicarpa longifolia var. glabrescens Ridl.Callicarpa longifolia var. horsfieldii (Turcz.) MoldenkeCallicarpa longifolia var. lanceolaria (Roxb. ex Hornem.) C.B.ClarkeCallicarpa longifolia var. longifoliaCallicarpa minutiflora Y.Y.QianCallicarpa nigrescens Merr.Callicarpa oblongifolia Hassk.Callicarpa qianyiyongii Li Bing ZhangCallicarpa rhynchophylla Miq.Callicarpa roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f.Callicarpa tenuiflora Li Bing Zhang & Yi F.Duan
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier861382-1
Use codesAF FU IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.