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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusClerodendrum
Scientific name with authorshipClerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agricolaea fragrans (Vent.) SchrankClerodendrum chinense var. chinenseClerodendrum chinense var. hamrense Das, Sarma & BorthakurClerodendrum chinense var. parviflorum M.R.AlmeidaClerodendrum chinense var. plenum M.R.AlmeidaClerodendrum chinense var. simplex (Moldenke) S.L.ChenClerodendrum fragrans (Vent.) R.Br.Clerodendrum fragrans Willd.Clerodendrum fragrans f. corymbosum Bakh.Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum (Schauer) Standl. & Steyerm.Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum Bakh.Clerodendrum fragrans subsp. multiplex (Sweet) MoldenkeClerodendrum fragrans var. multiplex (Sweet) MoldenkeClerodendrum fragrans var. multiplex SweetClerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum SchauerClerodendrum japonicum (Jacq.) GandhiClerodendrum japonicum var. pleniflorum (Schauer) Maheshw.Clerodendrum lasiocephalum C.B.ClarkeClerodendrum macradenium Miq.Clerodendrum philippinum SchauerClerodendrum philippinum f. corymbosum (Bakh.) MoldenkeClerodendrum philippinum f. multiplex (Sweet) MoldenkeClerodendrum philippinum f. pleniflorum (Schauer) MoldenkeClerodendrum philippinum f. subfertile MoldenkeClerodendrum philippinum var. multiplex (Sweet) MoldenkeClerodendrum philippinum var. simplex C.Y.Wu & R.C.FangClerodendrum philippinum var. simplex MoldenkeClerodendrum phippinum f. pleniflorum (Schauer) MoldenkeClerodendrum riedelii Oliv.Clerodendrum roseum Poit.Cryptanthus chinensis OsbeckOvieda fragrans (Vent.) Hitchc.Viburnum deltoideum M.E.JonesVolkameria fragrans Vent.Volkmannia japonica Jacq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier946989-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.