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
FamilyPentaphylacaceae
GenusCleyera
Scientific name with authorshipCleyera japonica Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adinandra chingii MetcalfAdinandra japonica (Thunb.) T.L.MingAdinandra kweichovensis HuAdinandra kweichowensis HuCleyera fortunei Hook.fil.Cleyera japonica f. tricolor (Van Geert) KobuskiCleyera japonica subsp. morii (Yamam.) Masam.Cleyera japonica subsp. tricolor Van GeertCleyera japonica var. hayatae (Masam. & Yamam.) KobuskiCleyera japonica var. morii (Yamam.) Masam.Cleyera japonica var. tricolor (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCleyera matsudae HayataCleyera matsudae Hayata ex Yamam.Cleyera morii (Yamam.) Masam.Cleyera ochnacea DC.Dupinia japonica (Thunb.) Franch.Eroteum ochnaceum (Merr.) NakaiEurya morii Masam.Eurya ochnacea (DC.) Szyszyl.Eurya ochnacea var. contracta (Honda) Makino & NemotoEurya ochnacea var. morii Yamam.Freziera ochnacea (DC.) NakaiFreziera ochnacea (DC.) Nakai ex T.MoriFreziera ochnoides Wall.Hoferia japonica (Thunb.) Franch.Mokof japonica (Thunb.) KuntzeSakakia hayatae Masam. & Yamam.Sakakia morii (Yamam.) Yamam. & Masam.Sakakia ochnacea (DC.) NakaiSakakia ochnacea var. contorta HondaSakakia ochnacea var. contracta HondaTaonabo japonica (Thunb.) Szyszyl.Ternstroemia cleyera Schreb.Ternstroemia cleyera Schreb. ex Forsyth fil.Ternstroemia japonica (Thunb.) Thunb.Ternstroemia japonica f. subserrata (Makino) H.HaraTernstroemia japonica var. subserrata MakinoTristylium hayatae (Masam. & Yamam.) Koidz.Tristylium hayatai (Masam. & Yamam.) Koidz.Tristylium morii (Masam.) Koidz.Tristylium ochnaceum (DC.) Merr.Tristylium ochnaceum var. morii (Yamam.) Sasaki
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier828636-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.