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
FamilyOleaceae
GenusChionanthus
Scientific name with authorshipChionanthus ramiflorus Roxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chionanthus effusiflorus F.Muell.Chionanthus intermedius (Wight) F.Muell.Chionanthus macrophyllus (Wall. ex G.Don) BlumeChionanthus macrophyllus var. attenuatus (C.B.Clarke) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh.Chionanthus palembanicus Miq.Chionanthus paniculatus (Roxb.) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh.Chionanthus paniculatus var. roxburghii (Spreng.) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh.Chionanthus pauciflorus (Wall. ex G.Don) Bennet & RaizadaChionanthus pauciflorus var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh.Chionanthus pauciflorus var. palembanicus (Miq.) Bennet & RaizadaChionanthus pauciflorus var. palembanicus (Miq.) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh., 1981Chionanthus picrophloius F.Muell.Chionanthus ramiflorus var. grandiflorus B.M.MiaoChionanthus ramiflorus var. palembanicus (Miq.) P.DanielChionanthus ramiflorus var. palembanicus (Miq.) Panigrahi, 1982Chionanthus ramiflorus var. peninsularis K.Ravik. & Lakshm.Chionanthus ramiflorus var. ramiflorusChionanthus roxburghii (Spreng.) S.K.Srivast. & S.L.KapoorChionanthus roxburghii var. intermedius (Wight) S.K.Srivast. & S.L.KapoorChionanthus tenuiflorus Wall.Chionanthus tenuiflorus Wall. ex DC.Linociera cumingiana S.VidalLinociera effusiflora F.Muell.Linociera intermedia WightLinociera intermedia var. roxburghii (Spreng.) C.B.ClarkeLinociera macrophylla Wall.Linociera macrophylla Wall. ex G.DonLinociera macrophylla var. attenuata (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.ClarkeLinociera oblonga Wall.Linociera oblonga Wall. ex G.DonLinociera pauciflora (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.ClarkeLinociera pauciflora var. evolutior C.B.ClarkeLinociera pauciflora var. palembanica (Miq.) C.B.ClarkeLinociera picrophloia (F.Muell.) F.M.BaileyLinociera picrophloia (F.Muell.) Knobl.Linociera ramiflora (Roxb.) Wall.Linociera ramiflora (Roxb.) Wall. ex G.DonLinociera ramiflora f. pubisepala L.C.ChiaLinociera ramiflora subsp. pubisepala L.C.ChiaLinociera ramiflora var. grandiflora (B.M.Miao) B.M.MiaoMayepea cumingiana (S.Vidal) Merr.Mayepea intermedia (Wight) KuntzeMayepea palembanica (Miq.) KuntzeMayepea pauciflora (Wall. ex G.Don) KuntzeMayepea picrophloia (F.Muell.) F.Muell.Mayepea ramiflora (Roxb.) F.Muell.Olea attenuata Wall. ex G.DonOlea floribunda Benth.Olea paniculata Roxb.Olea pauciflora Wall. ex G.DonOlea roxburghiana Schult.Olea roxburghii Spreng.Phillyrea ramiflora Roxb.Phillyrea ramiflora Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Fuel
Material
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 identifier608794-1
Use codesAF FU MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.