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
FamilyEricaceae
GenusCavendishia
Scientific name with authorshipCavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Hoerold
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andromeda trinervis DombeyAndromeda trinervis Dombey ex DunalCavendishia acuminata (Hook.) Benth.Cavendishia acuminata (Hook.) Benth. ex Hemsl.Cavendishia beckmanniana HoeroldCavendishia benthamiana (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia campii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia chiapensis BrandegeeCavendishia cordata (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia cordifolia (Kunth) DrudeCavendishia cordifolia (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia costaricensis HeroldCavendishia costaricensis HoeroldCavendishia crassifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.Cavendishia dichroa A.C.Sm.Cavendishia dugandiana A.C.Sm.Cavendishia durifolia A.C.Sm.Cavendishia gracilis A.C.Sm.Cavendishia guatemalensis Loes.Cavendishia guatemalensis var. chiapensis (Brandegee) L.O.WilliamsCavendishia hartwegiana (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia hendersonii (Regel) HoeroldCavendishia hoffmannii HoeroldCavendishia killipii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia latifolia Hemsl.Cavendishia lehmannii HoeroldCavendishia melastomoides (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia miconioides A.C.Sm.Cavendishia montana A.C.Sm.Cavendishia peruviana HoeroldCavendishia pilgeriana HoeroldCavendishia pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia pubescens var. microphylla HoeroldCavendishia rigidifolia A.C.Sm.Cavendishia sandemanii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia scabriuscula (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia secundiflora HoeroldCavendishia sillarensis HerzogCavendishia skutchii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia smithii HoeroldCavendishia splendens (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia splendens (Klotzsch) Hook.fil.Cavendishia strobilifera (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia tolimensis Cuatrec.Cavendishia tubiflora A.C.Sm.Cavendishia ulbrichiana HoeroldCavendishia ulei HoeroldCavendishia veraguensis (Klotzsch) Hemsl.Cavendishia warscewiczii (Klotzsch) Hemsl.Cavendishia warszewiczii (Klotzsch) Hemsl.Chupalon acuminatum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon benthamianum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon bracteatum (Ruiz & Pav. ex A.St.-Hil.) KuntzeChupalon cordatum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon cordifolium (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon crassifolium (Benth.) KuntzeChupalon hartwegianum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon latifolium (Hemsl.) KuntzeChupalon pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon scabriusculum (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon splendens (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon strobiliferum (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon veraguense (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon warscewiczii (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon warszewiczii (Klotzsch) KuntzePolyboea crassifolia (Benth.) KlotzschPolyboea velutina Griseb.Proclesia acuminata (Hook.) KlotzschProclesia benthamiana KlotzschProclesia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex A.St.-Hil.) KlotzschProclesia cordata KlotzschProclesia cordifolia (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia hartwegiana KlotzschProclesia melastomoides (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia pseudopubescens KlotzschProclesia scabriuscula (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia splendens KlotzschProclesia strobilifera (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia strobolifera (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia veraguensis KlotzschProclesia warscewiczii KlotzschProclesia warszewiczii KlotzschThibaudia acuminata DunalThibaudia acuminata Hook.fil.Thibaudia bracteata Benth.Thibaudia bracteata Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.Thibaudia cordifolia KunthThibaudia crassifolia Benth.Thibaudia hendersonii RegelThibaudia hookeri Walp.Thibaudia melastomoides KunthThibaudia mexicana M.Martens & GaleottiThibaudia ocanensis LindenThibaudia pubescens Benth.Thibaudia pubescens var. parvifolia Benth.Thibaudia scabriuscula KunthThibaudia strobilifera KunthThibaudia tetragona LindenVaccinium trinerve DombeyVaccinium trinerve Dombey ex Dunal
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier60458979-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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