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
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCoccinia
Scientific name with authorshipCoccinia grandis (L.) Voigt
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bryonia acerifolia D.Dietr.Bryonia alceifolia Willd.Bryonia barbata Buch.-Ham.Bryonia barbata Buch.-Ham. ex Cogn.Bryonia glabra Roxb.Bryonia grandis L.Bryonia moimoi Ser.Bryonia palmata Wall.Bryonia sinuosa Wall.Cephalandra grandis (L.) KurzCephalandra indica (Wight & Arn.) NaudinCephalandra indica var. palmata C.B.ClarkeCephalandra moghadd (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Broun & R.L.MasseyCephalandra schimperi (Naudin) NaudinCoccinia cordifolia var. alceifolia (Willd.) Cogn.Coccinia cordifolia var. wightiana (M.Roem.) Cogn.Coccinia grandis var. quinqueangularis Miq.Coccinia grandis var. wightiana (M.Roem.) Greb.Coccinia helenae Buscal. & Muschl.Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.Coccinia indica var. palmata Wight & Arn.Coccinia loureiriana M.Roem.Coccinia loureiroana M.Roem.Coccinia moghadd (Forssk.) AschersCoccinia moimoi (Ser.) M.Roem.Coccinia palmatisecta KotschyCoccinia schimperi NaudinCoccinia wightiana M.Roem.Cucumis pavel Kostel.Cucumis sativus var. arakis Forssk.Cucurbita dioica Roxb.Cucurbita dioica Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.Cucurbita schimperiana Hochst.Cucurbita schimperiana Hochst. ex Cogn.Cucurbita triangulata Hochst.Cucurbita triangulata Hochst. ex Cogn.Luffa moghadd (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Peterm.Momordica bicolor BlumeMomordica covei Dennst.Momordica covel Dennst.Momordica monadelpha Roxb.Physedra gracilis A.Chev.Turia moghadd Forssk.Turia moghadd Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier291972-1
Use codesAF GS HF IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.