Clethra delavayi

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.

KingdomPlantae

Phylum / divisionTracheophyta

ClassMagnoliopsida

OrderEricales

FamilyClethraceae

GenusClethra

Scientific name with authorshipClethra delavayi Franch.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Clethra cavaleriei H.Lév.Clethra cavaleriei var. leptophylla L.C.HuClethra cavaleriei var. subintegrifolia R.C.ChingClethra cavaleriei var. subintegrifolia R.C.Ching ex L.C.HuClethra delavayi var. delavayiClethra delavayi var. glabra S.Y.HuClethra delavayi var. lanata S.Y.HuClethra delavayi var. yuiana (S.Y.Hu) C.Y.Wu & L.C.HuClethra esquirolii H.Lév.Clethra euosmoda DopClethra lancilimba C.Y.WuClethra lineata H.Lév.Clethra longibracteata SleumerClethra minutistellata C.Y.WuClethra monostachya Rehder & E.H.WilsonClethra monostachya var. cuprescens W.P.Fang & L.C.HuClethra monostachya var. lancilimba (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & L.C.HuClethra monostachya var. minutistellata (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & L.C.HuClethra monostachya var. trichopetala W.P.Fang & L.C.HuClethra nanchuanensis W.P.Fang & L.C.HuClethra nanchuanensis var. albescens L.C.HuClethra purpurea W.P.Fang & L.C.HuClethra purpurea var. microcarpa W.P.Fang & L.C.HuClethra sinica K.S.HaoClethra yuiana S.Y.Hu

Documented use categories

Material

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 identifier327585-1

Use codesMA

Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany Collection

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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.