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
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusCampsis
Scientific name with authorshipCampsis radicans (L.) Bureau
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bignonia coccinea Steud.Bignonia florida Salisb.Bignonia radicans L.Bignonia radicans var. atropurpurea H.JaegerBignonia radicans var. coccinea PurshBignonia radicans var. flammea PurshBignonia radicans var. flava BosseBignonia radicans var. lutea (G.Kirchn.) H.JaegerBignonia radicans var. minor Castigl.Bignonia radicans var. praecox H.JaegerCampsis curtisii Seem.Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.Campsis radicans f. atropurpurea (H.Jaeger) VossCampsis radicans f. aurantiaca (Koehne) VossCampsis radicans f. aurea (Rehder) RehderCampsis radicans f. flava (Bosse) RehderCampsis radicans f. minor (DC.) VossCampsis radicans f. praecox (H.Jaeger) RehderCampsis radicans f. princei (Dippel) VossCampsis radicans var. aurea RehderCampsis radicans var. praecox (H.Jaeger) C.K.Schneid.Campsis radicans var. speciosa (Rehder) C.K.Schneid.Gelseminum radicans (L.) KuntzeTecoma atrosanguineum PaulTecoma chinensis subsp. aurantiaca KoehneTecoma flava-speciosa PaulTecoma grandiflora f. princei DippelTecoma princei (Dippel) JouinTecoma radicans (L.) DuhamelTecoma radicans (L.) Juss.Tecoma radicans (L.) Juss. ex DC., 1845Tecoma radicans subsp. major PaulTecoma radicans subsp. princei (Dippel) G.Nicholson & MottetTecoma radicans var. atropurpurea (H.Jaeger) H.JaegerTecoma radicans var. lutea G.Kirchn.Tecoma radicans var. minor DC.Tecoma radicans var. praecox (H.Jaeger) H.JaegerTecoma radicans var. praecox RehderTecoma radicans var. speciosa RehderTecoma speciosa Parsons
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier30332621-2
Use codesEU MA ME PO
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.