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
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusCassytha
Scientific name with authorshipCassytha filiformis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calodium cochinchinense Lour.Calodium cochinchinensis Lour.Cassytha americana NeesCassytha americana var. brachystachya Meisn.Cassytha americana var. brachystachya NeesCassytha americana var. brasiliensis (Mart. ex Nees) Meisn.Cassytha americana var. brasiliensis NeesCassytha americana var. puberula Meisn.Cassytha aphylla (Forssk.) Raeusch.Cassytha archboldiana C.K.AllenCassytha brasiliensis Mart.Cassytha brasiliensis Mart. ex NeesCassytha corniculata Burm.fil.Cassytha cuscutiformis F.Muell.Cassytha cuscutiformis F.Muell. ex Meisn.Cassytha dissitiflora Meisn.Cassytha filiformis f. pycnantha DominCassytha filiformis subsp. guineensis (Schumach. & Thonn.) De Wild.Cassytha filiformis var. pseudopubescens DominCassytha filiformis var. puberula (Meisn.) León & AlainCassytha filiformis var. subpubescens Meisn.Cassytha guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.Cassytha guineensis var. livingstonii Meisn.Cassytha lifuensis Guill.Cassytha macrocarpa GuillauminCassytha novoguineensis Kaneh. & Hatus.Cassytha paradoxae ProctorCassytha senegalensis A.Chev.Cassytha timoriensis Gand.Cassytha zeylanica Gaertn.Rumputris fasciculata Raf.Spironema aphylla (Forssk.) Raf.Volutella aphylla Forssk.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human 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 identifier463202-1
Use codesHF MA ME PO 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 AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.