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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCodiaeum
Scientific name with authorshipCodiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Codiaeum angustifolium G.NicholsonCodiaeum chrysosticton Rumph.Codiaeum chrysosticton Rumph. ex Spreng.Codiaeum interruptum BaumCodiaeum variegatum (L.) BlumeCodiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph.Codiaeum variegatum subsp. genuinum Müll.Arg.Codiaeum variegatum var. genuinum Müll.Arg.Croton albicans VanGeertCroton aneitumensis VanGeertCroton aucubifolius AndréCroton bragaeanus VanGeertCroton chelsonii VanGeertCroton cornutus AndréCroton cronstadtii VanGeertCroton dogsonii VanGeertCroton dormanianus VanGeertCroton eeckhautii VanGeertCroton evansianus VanGeertCroton goldii VanGeertCroton guineensis VanGeertCroton hastiferus Linden & AndréCroton hawkerii VanGeertCroton heuryanus VanGeertCroton hillianus VeitchCroton hillianus Veitch ex AndréCroton illustris VanGeertCroton imperialis T.MooreCroton insignis VanGeertCroton interruptus AndréCroton irregularis AndréCroton lacteus VanHoutteCroton macarthurii VanGeertCroton macfarlanei VanGeertCroton mirabilis VanGeertCroton niger VanGeertCroton nobilis VanGeertCroton ovalifolius VanGeertCroton picturatum AndréCroton pilgrimii VanGeertCroton recurvifolius VanGeertCroton rubescens VanGeertCroton rubrolinearis VanGeertCroton sinitzianus VanGeertCroton spectabilis VanGeertCroton spiralis VanGeertCroton tricolor VanGeertCroton truffautianus VanGeertCroton undulatus AndréCroton variabilis VanGeertCroton variegatus L.Croton veitchii VanGeertCroton weismannii Cogn. & MarchalCroton williamsii VanGeertCrozophyla variegata (L.) Raf.Oxydectes variegata (L.) KuntzePhyllaurea variegata (L.) W.Wight
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Social 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 identifier85073-3
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME SU
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 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.