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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusChonemorpha
Scientific name with authorshipChonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston
Indexed scientific synonyms
Beluttakaka grandieriana PierreBeluttakaka macrophylla (G.Don) KuntzeCercocoma macrantha Teijsm. & Binn.Chonemorpha blancoi Merr.Chonemorpha elliptica Merr. & RolfeChonemorpha grandeareana PierreChonemorpha grandeareana Pierre ex SpireChonemorpha grandieriana PierreChonemorpha grandieriana Pierre ex SpireChonemorpha grandiflora (Roth) M.R.Almeida & S.M.AlmeidaChonemorpha grandiflora G.DonChonemorpha macrophylla (Roxb.) G.DonChonemorpha macrophylla var. grandis A.DC.Chonemorpha mollis Miq.Chonemorpha mollissima Boerl.Chonemorpha penangensis Ridl.Chonemorpha rheedei Ridl.Chonemorpha yersini Vernet ex SpireChonemorpha yersinii VernetEchites elegans Wall.Echites fragrans MoonEchites grandiflora RothEchites grandis Wall.Echites latifolius Buch.-Ham.Echites latifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Echites macranthus Spreng.Echites macrophylla Roxb.Epichysianthus macrophyllus (G.Don) VoigtRhynchodia macrantha Pharm.Rhynchodia macrantha Pharm. ex WehmerTabernaemontana elliptica Blanco
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 identifier78008-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful 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.