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
FamilyTheaceae
GenusCamellia
Scientific name with authorshipCamellia reticulata Lindl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Camellia albescens Hung T.ChangCamellia albosericea Hung T.ChangCamellia albovillosa HuCamellia albovillosa Hu ex Hung T.ChangCamellia bailinshanica Hung T.Chang, H.S.Liu & G.X.XiangCamellia bambusifolia Hung T.Chang, H.S.Liu & Y.Z.ZhangCamellia borealiyunnanica Hung T.ChangCamellia brevicolumna Hung T.Chang, H.S.Liu & Y.Z.ZhangCamellia brevigyna Hung T.ChangCamellia brevipetiolata Hung T.ChangCamellia chunii Hung T.ChangCamellia chunii var. pentaphylax (Hung T.Chang) Hung T.ChangCamellia heterophylla HuCamellia jinshajiangica Hung T.Chang & S.L.LeeCamellia kandianica H.T.Chang et al.Camellia kangdianica Hung T.Chang, H.S.Liu & G.X.XiangCamellia kweichowensis Hung T.ChangCamellia oligophlebia Hung T.ChangCamellia paucipetala Hung T.ChangCamellia paucipunctata HungT.ChangCamellia pentapetala Hung T.ChangCamellia pentaphylacoides Hung T.ChangCamellia pentaphylax Hung T.ChangCamellia pitardii var. yunnanica SealyCamellia reticulata f. albescens (Hung T.Chang) T.L.MingCamellia reticulata f. simplex SealyCamellia reticulata var. pleiopetala SimaCamellia reticulata var. pleistopetala SimaCamellia reticulata var. simplex (Sealy) SimaCamellia stichoclada Hung T.ChangCamellia subliberopetala Hung T.ChangCamellia xichangensis Hung T.ChangCamellia xylocarpa (Hu) Hung T.ChangDesmitus reticulata (Lindl.) Raf.Thea reticulata (Lindl.) PierreYunnanea xylocarpa Hu
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier828540-1
Use codesEU GS 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.